Summary
Smilin’ Through is an American war film first released in 1941,
directed by Frank Borzage.
The film stars Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond, Ian Hunter and Frances Robinson.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Frank Borzage
- Script: Jane Cowl, Jane Murfin, Donald Ogden Stewart, John L. Balderston, Claudine West, Ernest Vajda
- Photo: Leonard Smith, Oliver T. Marsh
- Music: Herbert Stothart
- Cast: Jeanette MacDonald (Kathleen), Brian Aherne (Sir John Carteret), Gene Raymond (Kenneth ’Ken’ Wayne), Ian Hunter (Reverend Owen Harding), Frances Robinson (Ellen, John’s Housekeeper), Patrick O’Moore (Willie Ainley), Eric Lonsdale (Charles, Kenneth’s Batman), Jackie Horner (Kathleen, as a Child), David Clyde (Sexton), Frances Carson (Lady Denham, a Dowager), Ruth Rickaby (Woman with Lady Denham), Douglas Beattie (Baritone in "Recessional"), Marguerite Campbell, Nan Merriman (Messo-Soprano in ’Recessional’), Wyndham Standing (Doctor), Emily West (Chorus Singer)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min
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