The story centers on an Asian woman named Onoto (Loy), who is rescued from slavery by a fugitive of European ancestry named Gregory Kent (Miljan). They fall in love, but prevailing mores about race doom the romance. Onoto leaves Kent so that he may marry another (Hyams).
Molly Kelly, a cigar stand drudge, marries the wealthy son of a restauranter who (as a result) disinherits his son. Later the son "makes good" by opening a lunch box stand and his father, whose business has fallen off, gives the young couple financial help to expand their business. An early effort from director Frank Capra (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE), THAT CERTAIN THING is a glimps...
A dead criminal's daughter falls in love with a small-time crook and tries to get him to reform before he winds up like her father.