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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.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Josef von Sternberg
- 1931-08-22
Confessions of a Co-Ed is a 1931 American drama film starring Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney and Norman Foster, and featuring a rare onscreen appearance by the musical Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Harry Barris and Al Rinker).
- English
- Paramount Pictures
- David Burton, Dudley Murphy
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. Sondra Finchley. Irving Pichel.
- Josef Von Sternberg
- Phillips Holmes
- Proof That It’S A Pre-Code Film
- An American Tragedy: ‘Nuff Said
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Our protagonist is a coward and murderer and the movie may be trying to make him sympathetic. Not sure on that last bit.Clyde and Roberta have sex, with him later forcing the unwed Roberta to attempt to get an abortion.Sometimes you watch a film adaptation of a famous work by a great artist and just think, “Yeah, the property beat them this time.” It’s rare that you learn later that the property actually sued, any artistic license be damned. An American Tragedy, which gives itself plenty of airs in its title, is the story of poor Clyde. His family comes from mone...
TCMDBtalks about the tortured history of this one. Sergei Eisenstein was originally approached to direct, and he produced a screenplay that was extremely faithful to the book– and hours upon hours...
The one key scene in the film takes place in the factory where Phillip Holmes (Clyde) arranges the seduction of Sylvia Sidney (Roberta). He has forced her to capitulate by threatening never to see her again.
- Josef von Sternberg
- Paramount Pictures
A social climber (Phillips Holmes) charms a debutante (Frances Dee), seduces a factory worker (Sylvia Sidney) and commits murder.
- Drama
Jun 23, 2015 · An American Tragedy. Josef von Sternberg (Director), Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee (Actor) Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 28. $1449. Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime. FREE Returns. Blu-ray. $22.21. DVD. $14.49. Additional DVD options.
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