Common Clay (1919 film) explained

Common Clay
Director:	George Fitzmaurice
Studio:	Astra Films
Producer:	A.H. Woods
Starring:	Fannie Ward
Cinematography:	Charles Miller
Distributor:	Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	7 reels
Country:	USA
Language:	Silent..English titles

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.

Cast

• Fannie Ward - Ellen Neal
• Easter Walters - Jennie Peters
• Fred Goodwins - Arthur Coakley
• John Cossar - Mr. Fullerton
• Helen Dunbar - Mrs. Fullerton
• W. E. Lawrence - Hugh Fullerton
• John Barrows - Judge Filson
• Mary Alden - Mrs. Neal
• Andrew Arbuckle - Mr. Neal
• Henry A. Barrows

Preservation

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Common Clay . afi.com . April 9, 2024.
2. Web site: Silent Era: PSFL: Common Clay (1919). 27 February 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20050227231353/http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CommonClay1919.html. 2 October 2017. 2005-02-27.
3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: Common Clay . April 9, 2024 . Library of Congress.
4. Web site: 7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) . National Film Preservation Board . 9 April 2024.