That Certain Thing
| That Certain Thing | |
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| Directed by | Frank Capra |
| Written by | Frank Capra Elmer Harris |
| Produced by |
Harry Cohn Frank Capra |
| Starring |
Viola Dana Ralph Graves Burr McIntosh Aggie Herring |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time |
69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
That Certain Thing is a 1928 silent film comedy directed by Frank Capra. It was Capra's first film for Harry Cohn's Columbia Pictures.
Plot
Molly Kelly (Viola Dana) intends to marry a millionaire. When she meets Andy Charles, Jr. (Ralph Graves), heir to a restaurant fortune, she sees her chance and marries him. Upon discovering the marriage, Andy's father (Burr McIntosh) becomes irate and disinherits his son. Andy attempts life as a ditch-digger to support his wife, but the results are not what he had hoped for.
Cast
- Viola Dana as Molly Kelly
- Ralph Graves as Andy B. Charles, Jr.
- Burr McIntosh as A.B. Charles, Sr.
- Aggie Herring as Maggie Kelly
- Carl Gerard as Secretary Brooks
- Syd Crossley as Valet
Preservation status
- Prints survive in the Library of Congress Packard Campus collection, George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection, UCLA Film and Television Archives, National Archives of Canada(Ottawa), and the Cineteca Del Friuli(Gemona).