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Common Clay (1919 film)

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Common Clay
Ad for the film from a 1919 issue of Moving Picture World
Directed byGeorge Fitzmaurice
Written byOuida Bergère
Based on Common Clay (play)
by Cleves Kinkead
Produced byA.H. Woods
StarringFannie Ward
CinematographyCharles Miller
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • March 2, 1919 (1919-03-02)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles
Ad for the film from a 1919 issue of Moving Picture World

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.

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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

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  1. ^ "Common Clay". afi.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Silent Era: PSFL: Common Clay (1919)". 27 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Common Clay". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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