''The Wonderful Thing'' is a 1921 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Herbert Brenon Herbert Brenon (born Alexander Herbert Reginald St. John Brenon; 13 January 1880 – 21 June 1958) was an Irish-born U.S. film director, actor and screenwriter during the era of silent films through the 1930s. Brenon was among the early film ...

and written by

Clara Beranger Clara Beranger (' Strouse; January 14, 1886 – September 10, 1956) was an American screenwriter of the silent film era and a member of the original faculty of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Biography Beranger was born Clara Strouse in Balti ...

and Herbert Brenon. It is based on the 1920 play ''The Wonderful Thing'' by

Lillian Trimble Bradley Lillian Trimble Bradley (1875 – 1959) was an American theatrical director and playwright, considered the first female director on Broadway theatre, Broadway. After attending schools in Paris in her youth, Bradley went to study at the Moscow Art T ...

and

Forrest Halsey Forrest Halsey (November 9, 1877 – September 30, 1949), born William Forrest Halsey, was an American author and screenwriter. Halsey's novels included ''Fate and the Butterfly'' (1909), ''The Bawlerout'' (1912), and ''The Shadow on the He ...

. The film stars

Norma Talmadge Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent film, silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among ...

Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...

, Julia Hoyt,

Howard Truesdale Howard Truesdale (January 3, 1861 – December 8, 1941; also credited as Truesdell, Truedell, and Truesdall) was an American stage actor and a film actor in both the silent and sound eras. He appeared in the films ''A Corner in Cotton'', ''The P ...

Robert Agnew Robert Agnew (June 4, 1899 – November 8, 1983) was an American movie actor who worked mostly in the silent film era, making 65 films in both the silent and sound eras. He was born in Dayton, Kentucky. A review of ''The Heart of Broadway'' i ...

and Ethel Fleming. The film was released on November 7, 1921, by Associated First National Pictures.

Cast

as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs *

as Donald Mannerby * Julia Hoyt as Catherine Mannerby *

as James Sheridan Boggs *

as Laurence Mannerby *

Ethel Fleming Ethel Fleming (December 27, 1890 – December 26, 1965) was an American actress and swimmer. She appeared in various films and stage productions during the early 20th century, including in a leading role opposite William Desmond in a stage prod ...

as Dulcie Mannerby Fosdick *

Mabel Bert Mabel Bert (née Scott, 1862 – ?) was an Australian-born American actress. Early life Bert was born in Australia in 1862. Her father was A.C. Scott whose family was very wealthy. They immigrated to the United States in 1865, settling in Sa ...

as Lady Sophia Alexandria Mannerby *Fanny Burke as Angelica Mannerby *Walter McEwen as 'Smooth Bill' Carser * Charles Craig as General Lancaster

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wonderful Thing 1921 films 1920s English-language films Silent American drama films 1921 drama films First National Pictures films Films directed by Herbert Brenon American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s American films

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