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The Common Law
"I don't care what people say...as long as you say you love me!"
Genres
Drama
Overview
When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent past as another man's mistress?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
74 min
Release Date
1931-07-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
5.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Constance Bennett
Valerie West
Joel McCrea
John 'Jack' Neville
Lew Cody
Dick Carmedon
Hedda Hopper
Claire Neville Collis
Walter Walker
John Neville Sr.
Robert Williams
Sam
Marion Shilling
Stephanie Brown
Paul Ellis
Querido
Yola d'Avril
Fifi
Émile Chautard
Doorman (uncredited)
Albert Conti
Strangeways Party Guest (uncredited)
Carrie Daumery
Strangeways Party Guest (uncredited)
George Davis
Dick's Butler Charles (uncredited)
Julia Swayne Gordon
Mrs. Strangeways (uncredited)
George Irving
Doctor (uncredited)
Dolores Murray
Queen at the Ball (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts
Elderly Party Guest (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Party Guest (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Yacht Guest (uncredited)
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