"The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry." 22 August 1931 Drama, Crime, Romance 96 mins
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
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Phillips Holmes as Clyde Griffiths
Sylvia Sidney as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Frances Dee as Sondra Finchley
Irving Pichel as District Attorney Orville Mason
Frederick Burton as Samuel Griffiths
Claire McDowell as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Wallace Middleton as Gilbert Griffiths
Emmett Corrigan as Belknap
Charles Middleton as Attorney Reuben Jephson
Lucille La Verne as Mrs. Asa Griffiths
Al Hart as Titus Alden
Fanny Midgley as Mrs. Titus Alden
Arnold Korff as Judge Oberwaltzer
Russ Powell as Coroner Fred Heit
Ed Brady as Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Richard Cramer as Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)
Theodore Dreiser Novel
Josef von Sternberg Director
Josef von Sternberg Writer
Josef von Sternberg Producer
Travis Banton Costume Design
Lee Garmes Director of Photography
John Leipold Original Music Composer
Hans Dreier Set Decoration
Ralph Rainger Original Music Composer
Hans Dreier Art Direction
Samuel Hoffenstein Screenplay
Harry D. Mills Sound Engineer
Paul Ivano Camera Operator
United States 05 August 1931
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