Smilin' Through (1941 film)
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Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byDonald Ogden Stewart
John L. Balderston
John L. Balderston
Based onSmilin' Through
1919 play
by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin
1919 play
by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin
Produced byFrank Borzage
Victor Saville
Victor Saville
| Smilin' Through | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Written by | Donald Ogden Stewart John L. Balderston |
| Based on | Smilin' Through 1919 play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin |
| Produced by | Frank Borzage Victor Saville |
| Starring | Jeanette MacDonald Brian Aherne Gene Raymond Ian Hunter |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.
Cast
- Jeanette MacDonald as Kathleen Dungannon/ Moonyean Clare
- Brian Aherne as Sir John Carteret
- Gene Raymond as Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne
- Ian Hunter as Reverend Owen Harding
- 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
