That Certain Thing (film)

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	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	January 1, 1928;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

That Certain Thing is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Capra. It was Capra's first film for Harry Cohn's Columbia Pictures.^[1]

Plot

Molly Kelly intends to marry a millionaire. When she meets Andy Charles Jr., heir to a restaurant fortune, she sees her chance and marries him. Upon discovering the marriage, Andy's father 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 Museum Motion Picture Collection, UCLA Film & Television Archive, National Archives of Canada (Ottawa), and the Cineteca Del Friuli (Gemona).^[2]^[3]

References

↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..That Certain Thing
↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.181 c.1978 the American Film Institute
↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..That Certain Thing

External links

That Certain Thing at IMDb

[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..That Certain Thing

[2] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.181 c.1978 the American Film Institute

[3] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..That Certain Thing

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Frank Capra
Filmography
Films directed	Fultah Fisher's Boarding House (1922) The Strong Man (1926) Long Pants (1927) For the Love of Mike (1927) That Certain Thing (1928) So This Is Love? (1928) The Matinee Idol (1928) The Way of the Strong (1928) Say It with Sables (1928) The Power of the Press (1928) Submarine (1928) The Younger Generation (1929) The Donovan Affair (1929) Flight (1929) Ladies of Leisure (1930) Rain or Shine (1930) Dirigible (1931) The Miracle Woman (1931) Platinum Blonde (1931) Forbidden (1932) American Madness (1932) The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) Lady for a Day (1933) It Happened One Night (1934) Broadway Bill (1934) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Lost Horizon (1937) You Can't Take It with You (1938) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Meet John Doe (1941) Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) It's a Wonderful Life (1946) State of the Union (1948) Riding High (1950) Here Comes the Groom (1951) A Hole in the Head (1959) Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Why We Fight series	Prelude to War (1942) The Nazis Strike (1943) Divide and Conquer (1943) The Battle of Britain (1943) The Battle of Russia (1943) The Battle of China (1944) War Comes to America (1945)
Other works	Know Your Enemy: Japan Here Is Germany Tunisian Victory Your Job in Germany Two Down and One to Go The Negro Soldier Army–Navy Screen Magazine The Fallbrook Story The Bell System Science Series Our Mr. Sun Hemo the Magnificent Rendezvous in Space
Related	Bibliography Liberty Films Frank Capra Jr. (son) Five Came Back (2017 documentary) Frank Capra: Mr. America (2023 documentary)