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  1. An American Tragedy (1931) is an American pre-Code drama film directed by Josef von Sternberg. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film is based on Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel An American Tragedy and the 1926 play adaptation.

  2. An American Tragedy: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee, Irving Pichel. A poor factory worker employed by a wealthy uncle falls in love with a beautiful heiress, but his happiness and promising future are jeopardized by a previous affair with a coworker he impregnated.

    • (956)
    • Crime, Drama, Romance
    • Josef von Sternberg
    • 1931-08-22
  3. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A factory worker's romance with a beautiful heiress is complicated by an earlier fate. Cast & Crew. Read More. Josef Von Sternberg. Director. Phillips Holmes. Clyde Griffiths. Sylvia Sidney. Roberta [Bert] Alden. Frances Dee.

    • Josef Von Sternberg
    • Phillips Holmes
  4. A poor factory worker employed by a wealthy uncle falls in love with a beautiful heiress, but his happiness and promising future are jeopardized by a previous affair with a coworker he impregnated. Having just reached adulthood, Clyde Griffiths has always lamented his lot in life as the only son of poor missionaries.

  5. A social climber (Phillips Holmes) charms a debutante (Frances Dee), seduces a factory worker (Sylvia Sidney) and commits murder.

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    • Josef Von Sternberg
    • Drama
    • Phillips Holmes
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  8. An American Tragedy is a film directed by Josef von Sternberg with Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee, Irving Pichel .... Year: 1931. Original title: An American Tragedy. Synopsis: Though his parents are street evangelists, Clyde Griffiths (Phillips Holmes) grows up in squalor, but not without ambitions.