An American Tragedy|Frances Dee

Product Code: PHILE267B

EAN: 5060697923728
Catalogue Code: PHILE267B
Title: An American Tragedy
Principle Contributor: Frances Dee
Contributors: Josef von Sternberg, Josef von Sternberg, Samuel Hoffenstein, Frances Dee, Sylvia Sidney, Phillips Holmes, John Leipold, Ralph Rainger, Lee Garmes, Frances Dee, Sylvia Sidney, Phillips Holmes, Irving Pichel, Frederick Burton, Claire McDowell, Wallace Middleton, Emmett Corrigan, Charles B. Middleton, Lucille La Verne
Genre: Drama, Film
Produced by Label/Studio: Powerhouse Films, 1931
Published by: Elevation Sales, 15 Jan 2024
Format: Blu-ray / Restored (Limited Edition),
Media: 1 disc(s)

Commentary: Josh Nelson (film historian)|Documentaries: 'Tony Rayns On 'An American Tragedy''|Image Gallery|Video essay by Tag Gallagher (film historian); Essay by Imogen Sara Smith

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Cover Notes: In the middle of his classic series of collaborations with Marlene Dietrich, Josef von Sternberg substituted the iconic German star with Phillips Holmes (The Criminal Code) and Sylvia Sidney (You and Me) to make An American Tragedy, a shocking tale of crime and punishment. Clyde (Holmes), a poor garment worker with a past he wishes to forget, has a shot at the good life when he meets heiress Sondra (Frances Dee). But when his clandestine girlfriend Roberta (Sidney) announces she is pregnant, Clyde considers drastic actions in order to preserve his dream of affluence. Based on the novel by Theodore Dreiser (which would later be adapted as A Place in the Sun, starring Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor), and inspired by a notorious real-life murder case, An American Tragedy is a searing indictment of the American dream.

Extras: Commentary: Josh Nelson (film historian)|Documentaries: 'Tony Rayns On 'An American Tragedy''|Image Gallery|Video essay by Tag Gallagher (film historian); Essay by Imogen Sara Smith

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Even More Details: Language(s): English|Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|Mono

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