An American Tragedy

Year: 1931

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: English

Director: Josef von Sternberg

DramaCrimeRomanceThrillers and murder mysteriesGripping intense violent crime

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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