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{{Short description|1941 film by Frank Borzage}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Smilin' Through
| name = Smilin' Through
| image = Smilin'_Through_poster_1941.jpg
| image = Smilin'_Through_poster_1941.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Frank Borzage]]
| director = [[Frank Borzage]]
| producer = Frank Borzage<br>[[Victor Saville]]
| producer = Frank Borzage<br>[[Victor Saville]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Smilin' Through (play)|Smilin' Through]]''<br>1919 play|[[Jane Cowl]] and [[Jane Murfin]]}}
| writer = [[Donald Ogden Stewart]]<br>[[John L. Balderston]]
| writer = [[Donald Ogden Stewart]]<br>[[John L. Balderston]]
| starring = [[Jeanette MacDonald]]<br>[[Brian Aherne]]<br>[[Gene Raymond]]<br>[[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]]
| starring = [[Jeanette MacDonald]]<br>[[Brian Aherne]]<br>[[Gene Raymond]]<br>[[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]]
| music = [[Herbert Stothart]] (background music)
| music = [[Herbert Stothart]]
| cinematography = Leonard Smith
| cinematography = [[Leonard Smith (cinematographer)|Leonard Smith]]
| editing = Frank Sullivan
| editing = [[Frank Sullivan (film editor)|Frank Sullivan]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's Inc.]]
| released = {{start date|1941|10|}}
| released = {{Film date|1941|10|}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
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| gross = $868,000 (Domestic earnings)<ref name="Turk"/><br>$1,536,000 (Foreign earnings)<ref name="Turk"/>
| gross = $868,000 (Domestic earnings)<ref name="Turk"/><br>$1,536,000 (Foreign earnings)<ref name="Turk"/>
}}
}}
'''''Smilin' Through''''' is a 1941 American [[Technicolor]] [[musical film]] directed by [[Frank Borzage]] and starring [[Jeanette MacDonald]], [[Brian Aherne]], [[Gene Raymond]] and [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]].<ref>Goble p.339</ref><ref>Higgins p.210</ref> Produced by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], it is based on the 1919 [[Smilin' Through (play)|play of the same name]] by [[Jane Cowl]] and [[Jane Murfin]]. The film was a remake of a previous [[Smilin' Through (1932 film)|1932 version]] by MGM and was the third and final film version of the play. It was filmed in [[Technicolor]] and was remade as a musical for MacDonald with several older songs interpolated into the story.


==Synopsis==
'''''Smilin' Through''''' is a 1941 [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] [[musical film]] based on the 1919 [[Smilin' Through (play)|play of the same name]] by [[Jane Cowl]] and [[Jane Murfin]].
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In late [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[England]] Kathleen is a young [[Irish people|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 many years before.


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==Cast==
The film was a remake of a previous [[Smilin' Through (1932 film)|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 (actor)|Ian Hunter]]. It was filmed in [[Technicolor]] and was remade as a musical for MacDonald with several older songs interpolated into the story.
* [[Jeanette MacDonald]] as Kathleen Dungannon/ Moonyean Clare
* [[Brian Aherne]] as Sir John Carteret
* [[Gene Raymond]] as Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne
* [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]] as Reverend Owen Harding
* [[Frances Robinson (actress)|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
* [[Wyndham Standing]] as Doctor


==References==
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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.

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==Notes==
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==Bibliography==
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Higgins, Scott. ''Harnessing the Technicolor Rainbow: Color Design in the 1930s''. University of Texas Press, 2009.


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0034203|title=Smilin' Through}}
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* {{IMDb title|0034203}}
* {{TCMDb title|2503}}
*{{Amg movie|45268|Smilin' Through}}
* {{AFI film|27048}}


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Latest revision as of 18:26, 5 January 2025

Smilin' Through
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byDonald Ogden Stewart
John L. Balderston
Based onSmilin' Through
1919 play
by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin
Produced byFrank Borzage
Victor Saville
StarringJeanette MacDonald
Brian Aherne
Gene Raymond
Ian Hunter
CinematographyLeonard Smith
Edited byFrank Sullivan
Music byHerbert Stothart
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • October 1941 (1941-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,105,000[1]
Box office$868,000 (Domestic earnings)[1]
$1,536,000 (Foreign earnings)[1]

Smilin' Through is a 1941 American Technicolor musical film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond and Ian Hunter.[2][3] Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it is 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 was filmed in Technicolor and was remade as a musical for MacDonald with several older songs interpolated into the story.

Synopsis

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In late Victorian England 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 many years before.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Turk, Edward Baron "Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald" (University of California Press, 1998)
  2. ^ Goble p.339
  3. ^ Higgins p.210

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Higgins, Scott. Harnessing the Technicolor Rainbow: Color Design in the 1930s. University of Texas Press, 2009.
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