Smilin' Through (1941 film)
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | Donald Ogden Stewart John L. Balderston |
| Based on | Smilin' Through 1919 play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin |
| Produced by | Frank Borzage Victor Saville |
| Starring | Jeanette MacDonald Brian Aherne Gene Raymond Ian Hunter |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart (background music) |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | October 1941 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,105,000[1] |
| Box office | $868,000 (Domestic earnings)[1] $1,536,000 (Foreign earnings)[1] |
Smilin' Through is a 1941 Technicolor 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.
Plot summary
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The plot remained essentially the same as in the play and previous film versions. Kathleen (Jeanette MacDonald) is a young Irish woman in love with an American, Kenneth Wayne (Gene Raymond). The romance, however, is opposed by her adopted father John Carteret (Brian Aherne), 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).
Cast
- Jeanette MacDonald as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
- Brian Aherne as Sir John Carteret
- Gene Raymond as Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne
- Ian Hunter as Reverend Owen Harding
- Frances Robinson as Ellen
- Patrick O'Moore as Willie
- Eric Lonsdale as Charles, Kenneth's Batman
- Jackie Horner as Kathleen, as a Child
- David Clyde as Sexton
- Frances Carson as Dowager
- Ruth Rickaby as Woman
References
External links
- Smilin' Through at IMDb
- Smilin' Through at the TCM Movie Database
- Smilin' Through at AllMovie
- Smilin' Through at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1941 films
- 1940s romantic musical films
- American romantic musical films
- Films directed by Frank Borzage
- American films based on plays
- Remakes of American films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films produced by Frank Borzage
- Films with screenplays by Donald Ogden Stewart
- Films produced by Victor Saville
- Films based on works by Jane Cowl
- Films based on works by Jane Murfin
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- Films with screenplays by John L. Balderston
- Romantic musical film stubs