The Wonderful Thing
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Directed by	Herbert Brenon
Screenplay by	Clara Beranger Herbert Brenon
Based on	The Wonderful Thing by Lillian Trimble Bradley Forrest Halsey
Starring	Norma Talmadge Harrison Ford Julia Hoyt Howard Truesdale Robert Agnew Ethel Fleming
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt
Production company	Norma Talmadge Film Corporation
Distributed by	Associated First National Pictures
Release date	November 7, 1921 (1921-11-07)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1][2][3]

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.^[4]