Common Ground

Jul 30, 1916

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Overview

Crusading Judge Evans wants to expose the unscrupulous Judge Mordant even though he is engaged to Mordant's daughter, Doris. Hearing of Evan's plan, Mordant devises a scheme of his own and `frames' Evans with five teenage girls and a prostitute.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

Common Ground Trailers

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Cast

The Kid

Marie Doro

Judge David Evans

Thomas Meighan

James Mordant

Theodore Roberts

Doris Mordant

Mary Mersch

Burke

Horace B. Carpenter

Mrs. Dupont

Florence Smythe

Housekeeper

Mrs. Lewis McCord

Jones

Dr. Keller

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