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Smilin' Through

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Original title

Smilin' Through

Year

1932

Running time

98 min.

Country

United States

Director

Sidney Franklin

Screenwriter

Ernest Vajda, Claudine West. Play: Jane Cowl, Jane Murfin

Cast

Music

William Axt

Cinematography

Lee Garmes (B&W)

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Genre

Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama

Synopsis

John has lead a solitary life for thirty years since the death of Moonyeen Clare. But now Owens, a close friend, insists that he care for his niece, Kathleen, orphaned when her parents were lost at sea. Kathleen is five, but the years pass and now she is a young woman who is the image of Moonyeen. Willy wants Kathleen for his wife, but Sparks fly when she meets Kenneth Wayne one dark and stormy night. John is horrified for it was Wayne's father who shot Moonyeen dead on her wedding day and John has never found him or forgiven the family. When Ken goes off to war, John forbids any marriage and Ken agrees, while Kathleen does not. When Ken returns four years later when the war is over, he is crippled. He conceals his condition and makes plans to leave for America.

Awards: 1933: Nominated for Oscar: Best Movie

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Smilin' Through

1932

Sidney Franklin

6.2

(87)