An American Tragedy
"The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry."
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Cast
Phillips Holmes
Clyde Griffiths
Sylvia Sidney
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Frances Dee
Sondra Finchley
Irving Pichel
District Attorney Orville Mason
Frederick Burton
Samuel Griffiths
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Wallace Middleton
Gilbert Griffiths
Emmett Corrigan
Belknap
Charles Middleton
Attorney Reuben Jephson
Lucille La Verne
Mrs. Asa Griffiths
Al Hart
Titus Alden
Fanny Midgley
Mrs. Titus Alden
Arnold Korff
Judge Oberwaltzer
Russ Powell
Coroner Fred Heit
Ed Brady
Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)
Claire Dodd
Gaile Warren (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Juror (uncredited)
George Irving
Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
Arline Judge
Bella Griffiths (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
William Bailey
Martin Cichy
James Durkin
Elizabeth Forrester
Sherry Hall
Evelyn Pierce
Vivian Winston
Crew
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Theodore Dreiser
Novel
Josef von Sternberg
Writer
Josef von Sternberg
Producer
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Set Decoration
Travis Banton
Costume Design
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Ralph Rainger
Original Music Composer
Samuel Hoffenstein
Screenplay
Harry D. Mills
Sound Engineer
Paul Ivano
Camera Operator