The Common Law is a 1923 American lost 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.

It was later remade as the talkie The Common Law in 1931 with Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea in the lead roles.

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.

Valerie makes a sacrifice by agreeing to not marry Louis, but promises him that she will become his common law wife.