That Certain Thing (film)

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.[1]

That Certain Thing
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Directed byFrank Capra
Written byFrank Capra
Elmer Harris
Produced byHarry Cohn
Frank Capra
StarringViola Dana
Ralph Graves
Burr McIntosh
Aggie Herring
CinematographyJoseph Walker
Edited byArthur Roberts
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 1, 1928 (1928-01-01)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
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Plot

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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.

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Scene from the movie

Preservation status

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References

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  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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