AMERICAN TRAGEDY (An American Tragedy) 1931 film program.
"Clyde Griffiths (Phillips Holmes) grows up in poverty. However, he has some ambitions. The boy's wealthy uncle, Samuel Griffiths (Frederick Burton) gets him a job at a shirt factory in New York, where the young man quickly becomes a department manager. There he meets the attractive Roberta Alden (Sylvia Sidney) known as "Bert." Although company regulations forbid the young couple from getting closer, they begin dating on weekends. Meanwhile, Clyde also makes the acquaintance of the daughter of a wealthy family, Sondra Finchley (Frances Dee), who promises him that she will marry him when he comes of age. It is then that Roberta informs her boyfriend that she is pregnant..." (after filmweb.co.uk)
Directed by Josef v. Sternberg
Starring: Philips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee
Year of publication: Warsaw 1931; Paramountedition , National Printing House in Krakow
s. [8] covers included in numbering
Format: 17.5 x 13.5 cm
Binding: publisher's booklet.
Condition: complete and consistent, no underlining or signatures, minimal rusty discoloration on front cover, minimal ink marks on back cover.
