Smilin' Through
The Musical Triumph In Technicolor
1941 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Frank Borzage |
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| Writer: | Donald Ogden Stewart, John L. Balderston |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1941 |
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| Director: | Frank Borzage |
| Writer: | Donald Ogden Stewart, John L. Balderston |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | musical, love, wedding, rowboat |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,404,000
Budget: $1,105,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Eric Lonsdale | Charles, Kenneth's Batman |
| Jackie Horner | Kathleen, as a Child |
| David Clyde | Sexton |
| Frances Carson | Lady Denham, a Dowager |
| Ruth Rickaby | Woman with Lady Denham |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Donald Ogden Stewart | Screenplay |
| John L. Balderston | Screenplay |
| Frank Borzage | Director |
| Frank Sullivan | Editor |
| Leonard Smith | Director of Photography |
| Oliver T. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| Gile Steele | Costume Design |
| Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Jane Cowl | Theatre Play |
| Jane Murfin | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Victor Saville | Producer |
| Frank Borzage | Producer |
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