The Common Law (1916 film)

The Common Law is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Clara Kimball Young, Conway Tearle, and Paul Capellani. It was made at Fort Lee and distributed by the newly formed Selznick Pictures. Shortly afterwards the company switched production to Hollywood.

Plot summary

Cast

• Clara Kimball Young as Valerie West
• Conway Tearle as Neville
• Paul Capellani as Querida
• Edna Hunter as Rita
• Lillian Cook as Stephanie
• Julia Stuart as Mrs. Neville
• Edward Kimball as Mr. Neville
• Lydia Knott as Mrs. West
• D.J. Flanagan as Ogilvy

References

Bibliography

• Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma. Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity. University of California Press, 2005.

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