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Smilin' Through (1941 film)

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Smilin' Through
File:Smilin' Through 1941 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byDonald Ogden Stewart
John L. Balderston
Produced byFrank Borzage
Victor Saville
StarringJeanette MacDonald
Brian Aherne
Ian Hunter
CinematographyLeonard Smith
Edited byFrank Sullivan
Music byHerbert Stothart (background music)
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
October 1941 (1941-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,105,000
Box office$868,000 (Domestic earnings)
$1,536,000 (Foreign earnings)

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 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.