The Common Law

The Common Law is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Albert Capellani and starring Clara Kimball Young, Conway Tearle, and Paul Capellani. It was made at Fort Lee and distributed by the newly formed Selznick Pictures. Shortly afterwards the company switched production to Hollywood. Cast Clara Kimball Young as Valerie West Conway Tearle as Neville Paul Capellani as Querida Edna Hunter as Rita Lillian Cook as Stephanie Julia Stuart as Mrs. Neville Edward Kimball as Mr. Neville Lydia Knott as Mrs. West D.J. Flanagan as Ogilvy References Bibliography Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma. Migrating to the Movies: Cinema and Black Urban Modernity. University of California Press, 2005.