Common Clay (1919 film)

Common Clay
Common Clay
	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	Astra Films
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	March 2, 1919;
Running time	7 reels
Country	USA
Language	Silent...English intertitles

Common Clay is a 1919 American silent drama film 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

Cast

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

With no prints of Common Clay located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3] In February 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.^[4]

References

↑ "Common Clay". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
↑ "Silent Era: PSFL: Common Clay (1919)". February 27, 2005. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Common Clay". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

External links

Common Clay at IMDb

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[afi-1] "Common Clay". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[2] "Silent Era: PSFL: Common Clay (1919)". February 27, 2005. Archived from the original on February 27, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2017.

[American_Silent_Feature_Film_Database-3] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Common Clay". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2026.

[Lost_U.S._Silent_Feature_Films-4] "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

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