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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1252

That Certain Thing

192869 minUnited States

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs: 63:51
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Frank Capra · Public domain

Synopsis

Molly Kelly marries the son of a restaurant millionaire, apparently fulfilling her ambition for a wealthy husband. His father promptly disinherits him. The couple must find a way to support themselves, and the heir's first attempts at manual labor offer little reassurance that money will follow the marriage.

Cast

Viola Dana

Ralph Graves

Burr McIntosh

Aggie Herring

DirectorsFrank Capra

Behind the scenes

This silent comedy began Frank Capra's directing career at Columbia Pictures. The clash between inherited wealth and earning a living gives its romance a practical test after the wedding.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

Photograph credit

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Viola Dana — Screen Classics Inc. / Metro Pictures Corporation; Exhibitors Herald (Aug. 1920) on the Internet Archive · Public domain
Ralph Graves — Unknown author · Public domain
Aggie Herring — film screenshot (Paramount Pictures); http://silenthollywood.com/agirlnamedmary1919.html · Public domain

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