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63% Critic Match
Smilin' Through
“The Musical Triumph In Technicolor”
6.3 / 10• 1941• 1h 40m•NR• English
MusicFantasyRomance
Storyline
John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride, Moonyean, was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, the 5-year-old orphaned niece of Moonyean, and she quickly grows up to look just like her aunt.
Cast & Crew
Jeanette MacDonald
Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
Lead
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
EL
Eric Lonsdale
Charles, Kenneth's Batman
Jackie Horner
Kathleen, as a Child
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Borzage's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Smilin' Through is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
