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Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through (1941)

1h 40m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

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.

Director: Frank Borzage

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Music, Fantasy, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare

Brian Aherne

Brian Aherne

as Sir John Carteret

Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

as Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

as Reverend Owen Harding

Frances Robinson

Frances Robinson

as Ellen, John's Housekeeper

Patrick O'Moore

Patrick O'Moore

as Willie Ainley