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.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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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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Writer Theodore Dreiser was dismayed to find that director Josef von Sternberg and Paramount had taken so many liberties with his book, and he successfully sued, which forced von Sternberg to add many scenes that had been edited out of the movie. The resulting final cut was so far from what von Sternberg had intended, he disowned the picture.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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