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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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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The mother of Grace Brown, the real-life murder victim, filed a $150,000 libel suit against Paramount in 1934. The suit was settled out of court.
Sergei M. Eisenstein was originally in talks to direct this film. He even wrote an early script, several hundred pages long. Eisenstein hoped to make his English-speaking directorial debut with this film, and Paramount wanted him to as well, but nothing came of it.
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