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That Certain Thing
(1928) American
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Frank Capra

Cast: Viola Dana [Molly Kelly], Ralph Graves [Andy B. Charles Jr.], Burr McIntosh [A.B. Charles], Aggie Herring [Maggie Kelly], Carl Gerard [Brooks], Syd Crossley [valet]

Columbia Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Harry Cohn. Scenario by Elmer Harris. Art direction by Robert E. Lee. Assistant director, Eugene De Rue. Cinematography by Joseph Walker. Intertitles by Al Boasberg. Edited by Arthur Roberts. / Released 1 January 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Capra’s first feature film for Columbia. Sony Pictures holds a 35mm preservation duplicated print copied from an original 16mm reduction print. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival Status: Prints exist [35mm preservation positive (duplicated from 16mm reduction positive), and 16mm reduction positives].

Keywords: Restaurants - Workers

Listing updated: 14 January 2007.

References: Film viewing : Everson-American p. 310p; Higashi-Virgins pp. 103, 104; Limbacher-Feature p. 246; McBride-Capra p. 723; Poague-Capra pp. 46, 47-48, 52, 56, 62, 89, 97, 98, 115, 167, 218, 222, 236.

Home video: DVD.

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