An American Tragedy 93 years old

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

An American Tragedy

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

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An American Tragedy Cast

Name Character
Sylvia Sidney She was 21, 88 years old when she died as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Frances Dee She was 21, 94 years old when she died as Sondra Finchley
Irving Pichel He was 40, 63 years old when he died as District Attorney Orville Mason
Arline Judge She was 19, 61 years old when she died as Bella Griffiths (uncredited)
Phillips Holmes He was 24, 35 years old when he died as Clyde Griffiths
Lucille La Verne She was 58, 72 years old when she died as Mrs. Asa Griffiths
Claire Dodd She was 19, 61 years old when she died as Gaile Warren (uncredited)
Arnold Korff He was 61, 73 years old when he died as Judge Oberwaltzer
Charles Middleton He was 56, 74 years old when he died as Reuben Jephson (Clyde's second attorney) (as Charles B. Middleton)
Claire McDowell She was 53, 88 years old when she died as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
George Irving He was 56, 86 years old when he died as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

An American Tragedy Crew

Name Department
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 46 (81) years old when He died Art
Hans Dreier as Set Decoration. He was 46 (81) years old when He died Art
Lee Garmes as Director of Photography. He was 33 (80) years old when He died Camera
Harry D. Mills as Sound Engineer. He was 30 (76) years old when He died Sound
Samuel Hoffenstein as Screenplay. He was 40 (56) years old when He died Writing
Paul Ivano as Camera Operator. He was 31 (83) years old when He died Camera
John Leipold as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (82) years old when He died Sound
Josef von Sternberg as Director. He was 37 (75) years old when He died Directing
Josef von Sternberg as Producer. He was 37 (75) years old when He died Production
Josef von Sternberg as Writer. He was 37 (75) years old when He died Writing
Theodore Dreiser as Novel. He was 59 (74) years old when He died Writing
Ralph Rainger as Original Music Composer. He was 29 (41) years old when He died Sound
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An American Tragedy (93 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, August 22, 1931
  • Runtime: 96 minutes