''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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

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 film, silent films through 1940. Brenon was among the e ...

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 and

Forrest Halsey William Forrest Halsey (November 9, 1877 – September 30, 1949) was an American writer and screenwriter. Halsey's novels included ''Fate and the Butterfly'' (1909), ''The Bawlerout'' (1912), and ''The Shadow on the Hearth'' (1914). From 19 ...

. 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 ...

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, 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 ...

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. Agnew was born in Dayton, Kentucky. He died in 1983 in Palm Springs, C ...

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

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Cast

as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs *

as Donald Mannerby * Julia Hoyt as Catherine Mannerby *

as James Sheridan Boggs *

as Laurence Mannerby * Ethel Fleming as Dulcie Mannerby Fosdick *

Mabel Bert Mabel Bert (née Scott, 1862 – 1945) 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 ...

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

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Wonderful Thing''
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Preservation

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