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The Common Law

1931 · 1h 14m · Drama · United States of America

"I don't care what people say...as long as you say you love me!"

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?

Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Based on the novel by
Robert W. Chambers
Starring
Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Lew Cody, Hedda Hopper
5.9Smart score

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artistart modelkept womanmanipulative sistermistressnightclubnude modelingpast relationshippre-code

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