{{short description|1921 film by Herbert Brenon}} {{Distinguish|The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = The Wonderful Thing | image = Wonderful Thing lobby card.jpg | alt = | caption = Lobby card | director = Herbert Brenon | producer = | screenplay = Clara Beranger<br/>Herbert Brenon | based_on = {{based on|''The Wonderful Thing''|Lillian Trimble Bradley|Forrest Halsey}} | starring = Norma Talmadge<br/>Harrison Ford<br/>Julia Hoyt<br/>Howard Truesdale<br/>Robert Agnew<br/>Ethel Fleming | music = | cinematography = J. Roy Hunt | editing = | studio = Norma Talmadge Film Corporation | distributor = Associated First National Pictures | released = {{film date|1921|11|7}} | runtime = 70 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/504915/the-wonderful-thing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809162902/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/504915/The-Wonderful-Thing/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |title=The Wonderful Thing (1921) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/wonderful-thing-v117689 |title=Wonderful Thing (1921) |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/13475-THE-WONDERFUL-THING |title=The Wonderful Thing |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref>

==Plot== {{no plot|date=February 2024}}

==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.<ref>[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2373/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Wonderful Thing'']</ref>

==See also== *''The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers''

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0012864|The Wonderful Thing}}

{{Herbert Brenon}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wonderful Thing, The}} Category:1921 films Category:1921 drama films Category:1921 American films Category:1921 English-language films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American films based on plays Category:American silent feature films Category:English-language drama films Category:Films directed by Herbert Brenon Category:First National Pictures films Category:American silent drama films Category:Surviving American silent films