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The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.

An American Tragedy

6.3 / 10 6.3 1931 1h 36mNR

CrimeDramaRomance

A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

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CAST

The people behind the story

Phillips Holmes

Phillips HolmesClyde Griffiths

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia SidneyRoberta 'Bert' Alden

Frances Dee

Frances DeeSondra Finchley

Irving Pichel

Irving PichelDistrict Attorney Orville Mason

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Frederick BurtonSamuel Griffiths

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowellMrs. Samuel Griffiths

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Wallace MiddletonGilbert Griffiths

Emmett Corrigan

Emmett CorriganBelknap