An American Tragedy
mild threat, violence
Director(s)Josef von Sternberg
Production year1931
Date15/09/1931
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastPhillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee
An American Tragedy
mild threat, violence
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY is a 1931 US drama in which a factory worker's romance with an heiress is jeopardised by a previous ...
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY is a 1931 US drama in which a factory worker's romance with an heiress is jeopardised by a previous affair with a coworker.
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
additional issues
Discreet references are made to an affair which led to a woman becoming pregnant. There are scenes of emotional upset. People smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Unsuitable for classification
Classified Date:
15/09/1931
Version:
2D
Distributor:
Paramount Film Service Ltd
Unsuitable for classification:
The BBFC determined this content to be unsuitable for classification at the time it was submitted.
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
additional issues
Discreet references are made to an affair which led to a woman becoming pregnant. There are scenes of emotional upset. People smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
additional issues
Discreet references are made to an affair which led to a woman becoming pregnant. There are scenes of emotional upset. People smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
Director(s)Josef von Sternberg
Production year1931
Date15/09/1931
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastPhillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee
Unsuitable for classification
Classified Date:
15/09/1931
Version:
2D
Distributor:
Paramount Film Service Ltd
Unsuitable for classification:
The BBFC determined this content to be unsuitable for classification at the time it was submitted.
mild threat, violence
Classified Date:
11/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Powerhouse Films UK
violence
There are verbal references to murder in a courtroom, and as part of newspaper headlines. A boat capsizes after a man lunges at a woman, resulting in the woman drowning to death.
threat and horror
Scenes of mild threat include a car accident resulting in a child's death, and a man revealing his intention to drown his lover in a lake.
additional issues
Discreet references are made to an affair which led to a woman becoming pregnant. There are scenes of emotional upset. People smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
