That Certain Thing (Silent) (B&W)
by Frank Capra
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Actor: Aggie Herring, Burr McIntosh, Carl Gerard, Ralph Graves, Viola DaneDirector: Frank Capra
Brand: MUSIC VIDEO DIST
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC, Silent
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-04
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 74944DVD
Studio: Jef Films
Movie Reviews of That Certain Thing (Silent) (B&W)
Movie Review: She does care too much for money-- Money can buy her love
Summary: 4 Stars
Frank Capra's motion picture career began inauspiciously, as a prop man. He soon learned editing, composed title cards and worked behind the camera. Capra was a gag writer for Sennett and then Roach studios, where he went on to direct several shorts for their Our Gang and Harry Langdon franchises. After Langdon chose to direct his own films, Capra moved to First National and made FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE, which he considered his very worst effort (although it's highly regarded now).
Capra was next at Columbia, the studio that released his greatest movies, starting with Jean Harlow in PLATINUM BLONDE (1931). That was three years in the future, however. His first Columbia picture was THAT CERTAIN THING, which has its DVD premiere with this JEF FILMS release. The witty title cards were written by Al Boasberg, who later provided dialogue for the Marx Bros. and The Jack Benny Program.
THAT CERTAIN FEELING is the story of Molly, an ambitious girl who rejects the love of a streetcar conductor to follow her dream of marrying a millionaire. She eventually meets the son of a restaurant chain owner and they're quickly wed, but the father disowns his boy when he finds out his new daughter-in-law is a gold digger. Will Molly stay with her now-penniless husband or divorce him and continue her quest for financial security?
SONY's DVD of Frank Capra's third Columbia silent film, THE MATINEE IDOL also includes "Frank Capra's American Dream." This excellent two-hour made-for-TV documentary is narrated by Ron Howard, and features commentary from Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese, Frank Capra Jr., Oliver Stone, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Falk, Garry Marshall, Fay Wray, Angela Lansbury, Michael Keaton, Arthur Hiller, Jane Wyatt, John Milius and more!
Parenthetical number is a viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(7.5) That Certain Feeling (silent-1928) - Viola Dane/Ralph Graves/Burr McIntosh/Aggie Herring/Carl Gerard/Syd Crossley
Summary of That Certain Thing (Silent) (B&W)
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