An American Tragedy (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Josef von Sternberg |
| Producer(s) | Josef von Sternberg (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
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An American Tragedy (1931) was a Romance - Drama Film directed by Josef von Sternberg and produced by Josef von Sternberg.
SYNOPSIS
A young man gets a job at his uncle's factory, where he seduces an innocent co-worker, getting her pregnant. Wanting to climb the social ranks, he also gets involved with a wealthy debutante with whom he falls in love. Faced with the disgrace of impregnating the factory girl and in fear of losing his rising social status, he kills the young factory girl and faces a sensational murder trial.
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From Headline to Novel to Screen: An American Tragedy ? The Classic Literature on Film Blogathon
By shadowsandsatin on Jul 16, 2023 From Shadows and SatinIn 1925, writer Theodore Dreiser released An American Tragedy ? it was his sixth novel and followed such popular fare as Sister Carrie in 1900 and Jennie Gerhardt in 1911. The novel was, as they say, ripped from the headlines; it was based on the well-known 1906 Gillette murder case, which involved ... Read full article
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Theodore Dreiser's novel was based on the actual 1906 murder case of Chester Gillette, convicted of drowning his girlfriend Grace Brown in Big Moose Lake in upstate New York. Gillette was executed in the electric chair on 30 March 1908.
The movie was banned in England, South Africa and Italy because of reference to abortion. Other states required allusions to abortion to be deleted before release.
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