Common Clay (1930 film)
| Common Clay | |
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| Directed by | Victor Fleming |
| Written by |
Cleves Kinkead (novel) Jules Furthman |
| Starring |
Constance Bennett Lew Ayres |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.7 million[1][2] |
Common Clay is a 1930 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.[3] 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.
Cast
- Constance Bennett as Ellen Neal
- Lew Ayres as Hugh Fullerton
- Tully Marshall as W.H. Yates
- Matty Kemp as Arthur Coakley
- Purnell Pratt as Richard Fullerton
- Beryl Mercer as Mrs. Neal
- Charles McNaughton as Edwards
- Hale Hamilton as Judge Samuel Filson
- Genevieve Blinn as Mrs. Fullerton
Trivia
Common Clay was one of the highest grossing films of 1930 and it made Constance Bennett into a Hollywood star.
A previous version of the play had been filmed before in the silent era in 1919 by director George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward. It is now lost.
References
- ↑ Quigley Publishing Company "The All Time Best Sellers", International Motion Picture Almanac 1937-38 (1938) p 942 accessed 19 April 2014
- ↑ "WHICH CINEMA FILMS HAVE EARNED THE MOST MONEY SINCE 1914?.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 4 March 1944. p. 3 Supplement: The Argus Weekend magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ Common Clay as produced on Broadway at the Theatre Republic, August 26 1915 to May 1916, 316 performances; IBDb.com