The Common Law(1931)
"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?
Movie: The Common Law
Top 10 Billed Cast
Valerie West
John 'Jack' Neville
Dick Carmedon
Claire Neville Collis
John Neville Sr.
Sam
Stephanie Brown
Querido
Fifi
Doorman (uncredited)
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