Smilin' Through (1941)

Smilin' Through (1941)

The Musical Triumph In Technicolor 1941-10-01 United States of America 100 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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. Kathleen meets and falls in love with a mysterious stranger from America, Kenneth Wayne. When John hears of this he is furious, and we learn that it was Kenneth's father, Jeremy, who had killed Moonyean years before. John carries his grudge against Jeremy to the new generation, and threatens to ruin his niece's happiness, but he softens in the end.

Cast

Jeanette MacDonald is Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
Brian Aherne is Sir John Carteret
Sir John Carteret
Gene Raymond is Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne
Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne
Ian Hunter is Reverend Owen Harding
Reverend Owen Harding
Frances Robinson is Ellen, John's Housekeeper
Ellen, John's Housekeeper
Patrick O'Moore is Willie Ainley
Willie Ainley
Eric Lonsdale is Charles, Kenneth's Batman
Charles, Kenneth's Batman
Jackie Horner is Kathleen, as a Child
Kathleen, as a Child
David Clyde is Sexton
Frances Carson is Lady Denham, a Dowager
Lady Denham, a Dowager
Ruth Rickaby is Woman with Lady Denham
Woman with Lady Denham