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An American Tragedy (1931) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1931 · 96 mins · English
- Directed by
- Josef von Sternberg
- Starring
- Sylvia Sidney, Lucille La Verne, William Bailey, Frances Dee, George Irving, Claire Dodd
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.
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