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Based upon the 1919 Broadway hit, Smilin' Through tells the story of a love that reaches beyond the grave, two generations of lovers finally united after the dark days of the first World War - one in life, the other in death. Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond play dual roles in this charming musical valentine of innocence and heartbreak in an age gone by. Brian Aherne costars as MacDonald's elderly guardian, who has waited half a century to join his departed bride.
Original Release
10/01/1941
US Release
10/01/1941
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeanette MacDonald | Moonyean Clare / Kathleen |
Brian Aherne | Sir John Carteret |
Gene Raymond | Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne / Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne |
Ian Hunter | Reverend Owen Harding |
Frances Robinson | Ellen / Ellen, John's Housekeeper |
Patrick O'Moore | Willie / Willie Ainley |
Eric Lonsdale | Charles, Kenneth's Batman / Charles - Kenneth's Batman |
Jackie Horner | Kathleen, as a Child / Kathleen - as a Child |
David Clyde | Sexton |
Frances Carson | Dowager / Lady Denham, a Dowager |
Directors
Writers
Donald Ogden Stewart, John L. Balderston, Jane Cowl, Jane Murfin, Ernest Vajda, Claudine West
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jeanette MacDonald | Moonyean Clare / Kathleen |
Brian Aherne | Sir John Carteret |
Gene Raymond | Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne / Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne |
Ian Hunter | Reverend Owen Harding |
Frances Robinson | Ellen / Ellen, John's Housekeeper |
Patrick O'Moore | Willie / Willie Ainley |
Eric Lonsdale | Charles, Kenneth's Batman / Charles - Kenneth's Batman |
Jackie Horner | Kathleen, as a Child / Kathleen - as a Child |
David Clyde | Sexton |
Frances Carson | Dowager / Lady Denham, a Dowager |
Ruth Rickaby | Undetermined Secondary Role / Woman with Lady Denham |
Douglas Beattie | Baritone in "Recessional" |
Marguerite Campbell | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Nan Merriman | Mezzo-Soprano in 'Recessional' |
Wyndham Standing | Doctor |
Emily West | Chorus Singer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Borzage | Producer |
Victor Saville | Producer |