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The Wonderful Thing
Genres
Drama
Overview
Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs, the daughter of an American hog farmer, is schooled in France and comes to stay with an English family. There she brings a dose of reality to her snobby hosts.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
84 min
Release Date
1921-11-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Norma Talmadge
Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
Harrison Ford
Donald Mannerby
Julia Hoyt
Catherine Mannerby
Howard Truesdale
James Sheridan Boggs
Robert Agnew
Laurence Mannerby
Ethel Fleming
Dulcie Mannerby Fosdick
Mabel Bert
Lady Sophia Alexandria Mannerby
Fanny Burke
Angelica Mannerby
Walter McEwen
'Smooth Bill' Carser
Charles Craig
General Lancaster
Gordon Hume Smith
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