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The Common Law is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle. Based upon the novel of the same name by Robert William Chambers, the film was produced and released by Selznick Pictures Corporation.[1][2][3]

The Common Law
Still with Corinne Griffith
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Written by	Edward J. Montagne
Based on	The Common Law by Robert William Chambers
Produced by	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Selznick Pictures
Release date	August 30, 1923 (1923-08-30)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The novel was first filmed as The Common Law in 1916 with Clara Kimball Young as Valerie West. Conway Tearle played the role of Neville in both the 1916 and 1923 films. It was later remade as the talkie The Common Law in 1931 with Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in the lead roles.

Plot

Valerie West (Griffith), hungry and tired, presents herself as a model at the studio of painter Louis Neville (Tearle), which he shares with two other artists. When she is asked whether she poses draped or undraped, she replies that she will do whatever is expected of models. After some time and several daring poses, Louis realizes that he is in love with her. However, the wealthy Neville family opposes any marriage between the two. Valerie makes a sacrifice by agreeing to not marry Louis, but promises him that she will become his common law wife. When Cardemon (Myers) tries to kiss the model, she lashes him with a whip. In the end, a satisfactory resolution is reached regarding Valerie and Henry.[4][5]

Cast

Preservation

With no copies of The Common Law located in any film archives,[6] it is a lost film.

References

External links

• The Common Law at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Lobby cards: #1 (archived), #2 (archived), and #3 card (archived)
• Still at silenthollywood.com
• Still at alamy.com

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