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An American Tragedy( 1931)

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The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.

Overview

A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.

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      Phillips Holmes

      Clyde Griffiths

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      Sylvia Sidney

      Roberta 'Bert' Alden

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      Frances Dee

      Sondra Finchley

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      Irving Pichel

      District Attorney Orville Mason

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      Frederick Burton

      Samuel Griffiths

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      Claire McDowell

      Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

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      Wallace Middleton

      Gilbert Griffiths

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      Emmett Corrigan

      Belknap

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      Charles Middleton

      Attorney Reuben Jephson

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      Lucille La Verne

      Mrs. Asa Griffiths

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      Al Hart

      Titus Alden

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      Fanny Midgley

      Mrs. Titus Alden

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      Arnold Korff

      Judge Oberwaltzer

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      Russ Powell

      Coroner Fred Heit

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      Ed Brady

      Train Brakeman (uncredited)

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      Richard Cramer

      Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)

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      Claire Dodd

      Gaile Warren (uncredited)

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      Robert Dudley

      Juror (uncredited)

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      George Irving

      Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

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      Arline Judge

      Bella Griffiths (uncredited)

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      Nella Walker

      Hotel Guest (uncredited)

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      William Bailey

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      Martin Cichy

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      James Durkin

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      Elizabeth Forrester

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      Sherry Hall

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      Evelyn Pierce

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      Vivian Winston

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • snob
    • trial
    • murder
    • pre-code
    • social climbing
    • pregnant woman murdered