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That Certain Thing


Date: 1928
Type: Comedy / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent
Director: Frank Capra
Producer: Frank Capra
Comment/Synopsis
A poor woman (Viola Dana) who wants to marry a millionaire to escape her life, bumps into one who is heir to a restaurant fortune. He instantly falls in love with her and marries her, but his father disinherits him because he thinks she is a gold digger. To survive he gets a job and she sets up a successful business. This is an entertaining romantic comedy, which does have a thin plot but it does move along with a good pace. Viola Dana bring a light innocent charm to her role. This is an early Frank Capra film with eraly examples of him exploring camera work.
Actors
Viola DanaViola Dana
Ralph GravesRalph Graves
Burr McIntosh
Aggie HerringAggie Herring
Carl Gerard
Syd Crossley

Oscars
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