An American Tragedy

A poor factory worker employed by a wealthy uncle falls in love with a beautiful heiress, but his happiness and promising future are jeopardized by a previous affair with a coworker he impregnated.

An American Tragedy is a 1931 drama crime movie directed by Josef von Sternberg, starring Frances Dee, Phillips Holmes, Irving Pichel. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 1,070 votes and runs 1h 36m.