Film adaptations

Movies based upon the books of Theodore Dreiser 

  A Place in the Sun

is a 1951 American drama film based on the 1925 novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the 1926 play, also titled An American Tragedy. It tells the story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women: one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory, and the other a beautiful socialite. 

 

An American Tragedy 

is a 1931 Pre-Code drama film, produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and directed by Josef von Sternberg. The film is based on Theodore Dreiser`s 1925 novel An American Tragedy, which itself alludes to the real-life 1906 murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette. Before this film was made, a play version debuted on Broadway in 1926. In the cast was a then-unknown actress named Miriam Hopkins.

Jennie Gerhardt

is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Marion Gering for Paramount Pictures. It stars Sylvia Sidney, and Edward Arnold. The film is based on the 1911 novel by Theodore Dreis.

 Carrie 

is a 1952 feature film based on the novel Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser. Directed by William Wyler, the film stars Jennifer Jones in the title role and Laurence Olivier as Hurstwood. Eddie Albert played Charles Drouet. Carrie received two Acacdemy Awards nominations: Costume Design, and Best Art Direction.