The Wonderful Thing


The Wonderful Thing is a 1921 American drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and written by Clara Beranger and Herbert Brenon. It is based on the 1920 play The Wonderful Thing by Lillian Trimble Bradley and Forrest Halsey. The film stars Norma Talmadge, Harrison Ford, Julia Hoyt, Howard Truesdale, Robert Agnew and Ethel Fleming. The film was released on November 7, 1921, by Associated First National Pictures.

Plot

Cast

  • Norma Talmadge as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
  • Harrison Ford as Donald Mannerby
  • Julia Hoyt as Catherine Mannerby
  • Howard Truesdale as James Sheridan Boggs
  • Robert Agnew as Laurence Mannerby
  • Ethel Fleming as Dulcie Mannerby Fosdick
  • Mabel Bert as Lady Sophia Alexandria Mannerby
  • Fanny Burke as Angelica Mannerby
  • Walter McEwen as 'Smooth Bill' Carser
  • Charles Craig as General Lancaster

    Preservation

A complete print of The Wonderful Thing is held by the Library of Congress.