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Common Clay is a 1930 American Pre-Code film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Constance Bennett and Lew Ayres, based on the play of the same name by Cleves Kinkead which starred Jane Cowl. The film was about a young servant who is seduced by the master of the house but he won't have anything to do with her other than sex because of her low status. She ultimately falls pregnant with his child which he doesn't want and when she tries to gain recognition for the baby, his family treats her as if she was a common blackmailer.
Original Release
08/01/1930
US Release
08/01/1930
Cast
Name | Character |
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Constance Bennett | Ellen Neal |
Lew Ayres | Hugh Fullerton |
Tully Marshall | W.H. Yates |
Matty Kemp | Arthur Coakley |
Purnell Pratt | Richard Fullerton |
Beryl Mercer | Mrs. Neal |
Charles McNaughton | Edwards |
Hale Hamilton | Judge Samuel Filson |
Genevieve Blinn | Mrs. Fullerton |
Ada Ince |
Directors
Writers
Jules Furthman, Cleves Kinkead
Cast
Name | Character |
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Constance Bennett | Ellen Neal |
Lew Ayres | Hugh Fullerton |
Tully Marshall | W.H. Yates |
Matty Kemp | Arthur Coakley |
Purnell Pratt | Richard Fullerton |
Beryl Mercer | Mrs. Neal |
Charles McNaughton | Edwards |
Hale Hamilton | Judge Samuel Filson |
Genevieve Blinn | Mrs. Fullerton |
Ada Ince | |
Maurice Black | Speakeasy Proprietor |
William B. Davidson | Sympathetic Judge |
Mary Foy | Jail Matron |
Lloyd Ingraham | Judge Blake |
Carl M. Leviness | Speakeasy Customer |
Lee Phelps | Bailiff |
Scott Seaton | Police Officer |
Adele Watson | Maid |
Florence Wix | Mrs. Coakley |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William Fox | Executive Producer |