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Common Clay
“When night life people are made to face the daylight, everything is revealed.”
10.0 / 10• 1930• 1h 29m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Constance Bennett
Ellen Neal
Lead
Lew Ayres
Hugh Fullerton
Tully Marshall
W.H. Yates
Matty Kemp
Arthur Coakley
Purnell Pratt
Richard Fullerton
Beryl Mercer
Mrs. Neal
Charles McNaughton
Edwards
Hale Hamilton
Judge Samuel Filson
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Victor Fleming's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Common Clay is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
