An American Tragedy
“The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.”
1931 · 1 h 36 min
Directed by 
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von SternbergCast
Phillips Holmes 
Sylvia Sidney
Credits
Written by: Theodore Dreiser
Plot
An adaptation of Dreiser's novel.
Sinekatalog’s take
Josef von Sternberg's adaptation of Dreiser follows an ambitious young man who drifts toward murdering his pregnant girlfriend for a rich girl. Phillips Holmes and Sylvia Sidney star in a sombre, stylish but compressed telling.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (1,085 votes)
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