Common Clay (1919 film)
Appearance
Common Clay | |
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![]() Ad for the film from a 1919 issue of Moving Picture World | |
Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
Written by | Ouida Bergère |
Based on | Common Clay (play) by Cleves Kinkead |
Produced by | A.H. Woods |
Starring | Fannie Ward |
Cinematography | Charles Miller |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 reels |
Country | USA |
Language | Silent..English titles |
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Common Clay is a 1919 silent film drama directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Fannie Ward. It was based on a 1915 play by Cleves Kinkead which starred Jane Cowl. Produced by Astra Film, it was distributed through Pathé Exchange.[1][2] In 1930 it was remade in early sound under the same title and starring Constance Bennett.
Plot
[edit]![]() | This article needs a plot summary. (April 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Fannie Ward - Ellen Neal
- Easter Walters - Jennie Peters
- Fred Goodwins - Arthur Coakley
- John Cossar - Mr. Fullerton
- Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Fullerton
- W. E. Lawrence - Hugh Fullerton
- John Barrows - Judge Filson
- Mary Alden - Mrs. Neal
- Andrew Arbuckle - Mr. Neal
- Henry A. Barrows
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Common Clay located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Common Clay". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "Silent Era: PSFL: Common Clay (1919)". 27 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Common Clay". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Common Clay at IMDb
- Common Clay at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1919 films
- American silent feature films
- Films directed by George Fitzmaurice
- Lost American drama films
- American films based on plays
- Films with screenplays by Ouida Bergère
- American black-and-white films
- Silent American drama films
- 1919 drama films
- Pathé Exchange films
- 1919 lost films
- English-language drama films
- 1910s American films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s drama film stubs