Synopsis
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Movie Information
- Director
- Josef von Sternberg
- Writers
- Josef von Sternberg, Samuel Hoffenstein
- Release Year
- 1931
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (18 votes)
Top Cast
Phillips Holmes
Clyde Griffiths
Sylvia Sidney
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Frances Dee
Sondra Finchley
Irving Pichel
District Attorney Orville Mason
Frederick Burton
Samuel Griffiths
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
Wallace Middleton
Gilbert Griffiths
Emmett Corrigan
Belknap
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