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Director
  
Sidney Franklin

Story by
  
Jane Cowl, Jane Murfin

Language
  
English

7.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Smilin Through (1922 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Jane Murfin
,
Jane Cowl
,
James Ashmore Creelman
,
Sidney Franklin

Release date
  
February 13, 1922 (1922-02-13)

Screenplay
  
Sidney Franklin, James Ash Creelman

Cast
  
Norma Talmadge
(Kathleen / Moonyeen),
Wyndham Standing
(John Carteret),
Harrison Ford
(Kenneth Wayne / Jeremiah Wayne),
Alec B. Francis
(Dr. Owen),
Glenn Hunter
(Willie Ainsley),
Grace Griswold
(Ellen)

Similar movies
  
Related Sidney Franklin movies

Smilin' Through is a 1922 silent film based on the 1919 play of the same name, written by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin (together under the pseudonym Alan Langdon Martin). The film starred Norma Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Wyndham Standing. It was co-written and directed by Sidney Franklin, who also directed the more famous 1932 remake at MGM. The film was produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph M. Schenck for her company, the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation. It was released by First National Pictures. Popular character actor Gene Lockhart made his screen debut in this film.

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The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of Kathleen and Moonyean. Kathleen, a young Irish woman, is in love with Kenneth Wayne but is prevented from marrying him by her guardian John Carteret. John is haunted by memories of his thwarted love for Kathleen's aunt, Moonyean.

The story was an especially popular one and was filmed twice more by MGM: in 1932 with Norma Shearer and 1941 with Jeanette MacDonald.

Cast

  • Norma Talmadge - Kathleen/ Moonyeen
  • Harrison Ford - Kenneth Wayne/Jeremiah Wayne
  • Wyndham Standing - John Carteret
  • Alec B. Francis - Dr. Owen
  • Glenn Hunter - Willie Ainsley
  • Grace Griswold - Ellen
  • Miriam Battista - Lil Mary, Moonyeen's sister
  • Gene Lockhart - Village Rector (billed Eugene Lockhart)

    • Reception

    Mary Pickford praised Talmadge's performance and the film's sets, costumes, and entertaining story. "It deals with a subject which interests most women—that of spiritualism—which is so delicately and beautifully handled that it could offend no one," she described. It was one of her favorite films.

    DVD release

    Smilin' Through was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on July 7, 2015.

    References

    Smilin' Through (1922 film) Wikipedia
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    Smilin Through (1922 film) IMDb Smilin Through (1922 film) themoviedb.org


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