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An American tragedy, directed by Josef von Sternberg ; screen play by Samuel Hoffenstein

Label
An American tragedy, directed by Josef von Sternberg ; screen play by Samuel Hoffenstein
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Not rated
Main title
An American tragedy
Oclc number
919621716
Responsibility statement
directed by Josef von Sternberg ; screen play by Samuel Hoffenstein
Runtime
97
Series statement
Universal vault series
Summary
"A young man gets a job at his uncle's factory, where he seduces an innocent coworker, 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"--www.amctv.com
Technique
live action
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