Common Clay (1930 film)

Common Clay
Common Clay
Directed by	Victor Fleming
Written by	Cleves Kinkead (novel); Jules Furthman
Starring	Constance Bennett; Lew Ayres
Music by	Arthur Kay (uncredited)
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	August 1, 1930;
Running time	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.246 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)

Common Clay is a 1930 American pre-Code film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Constance Bennett and Lew Ayres, based on the 1915 play of the same name by Cleves Kinkead which starred Jane Cowl.^[2]

The film is about a young servant who is seduced by the master of the house who will having nothing else to do with her besides sex because she is of an inferior class. She becomes pregnant and seeks to have the child recognized but his family treats her as if she were a blackmailer.

^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M-152. ISSN 0042-2738.
^ Common Clay as produced on Broadway at the Theatre Republic, August 26 1915 to May 1916, 316 performances, IBDb.com. Accessed November 14, 2022.

[variety1990-1] Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M-152. ISSN 0042-2738.

[2] Common Clay as produced on Broadway at the Theatre Republic, August 26 1915 to May 1916, 316 performances, IBDb.com. Accessed November 14, 2022.

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