Smilin Through (1941 film)
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Director Frank Borzage Music director Herbert Stothart Language English | 6.6/10 Genre Musical, War, Fantasy Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writer Donald Ogden Stewart , John L. Balderston Release date October 1941 (1941-10) Directors Frank Borzage, Sidney Franklin Screenplay Donald Ogden Stewart, John L. Balderston, Ernest Vajda Cast Jeanette MacDonald (Kathleen / Moonyean Clare), Brian Aherne (Sir John Carteret), Gene Raymond (Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne), Ian Hunter (Reverend Owen Harding), Frances Robinson (Ellen, John's Housekeeper), Patrick O'Moore (Willie Ainley)Similar movies Jeanette MacDonald appears in Smilin Through and New Moon |
Smilin' Through is a 1941 MGM musical film based on the 1919 play of the same name by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin.
The film was a remake of a previous 1932 version by MGM and was the third and final film version of the play. It starred Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond and Ian Hunter. It was filmed in Technicolor and was remade as a musical for MacDonald with several older songs interpolated into the story.
The plot remained essentially the same as in the play and previous film versions. Kathleen is a young Irish woman in love with an American, Kenneth Wayne. The romance, however, is opposed by her adopted father John Carteret, who recalls the painful memory of his tragically thwarted love for Kathleen's aunt, Moonyean Clare. The roles of Kathleen and Moonyean are both played by MacDonald.
Smilin through original theatrical trailer
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