Common Clay

Aug 1, 1930

1h 29m

★ 10.0

When night life people are made to face the daylight, everything is revealed.

Overview

Young Ellen Neal gets work as a servant with the wealthy Fullerton family. She falls in love with the Fullerton's handsome young son. But he leaves her with child, and when she attempts to gain recognition for her child, the Fullerton family treats her as a blackmailer. But a surprise awaits them all.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Ellen Neal

Constance Bennett

Hugh Fullerton

Lew Ayres

W.H. Yates

Tully Marshall

Arthur Coakley

Matty Kemp

Richard Fullerton

Purnell Pratt

Mrs. Neal

Beryl Mercer

Edwards

Charles McNaughton

Judge Samuel Filson

Hale Hamilton

Mrs. Fullerton

Genevieve Blinn

Hugh's sister

Ada Ince

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