Smilin' Through 83 years old
The Musical Triumph In Technicolor
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.
Credits
Smilin' Through Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brian Aherne He was 39, 83 years old when he died | as Sir John Carteret |
| Jeanette MacDonald She was 38, 61 years old when she died | as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare |
| Gene Raymond He was 33, 89 years old when he died | as Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne |
| Ian Hunter He was 41, 75 years old when he died | as Reverend Owen Harding |
| Frances Robinson She was 25, 55 years old when she died | as Ellen, John's Housekeeper |
| Patrick O'Moore He was 32, 74 years old when he died | as Willie Ainley |
| Frances Carson She was 46, 78 years old when she died | as Lady Denham, a Dowager |
| Jackie Horner | as Kathleen, as a Child |
| David Clyde He was 13, now 69 years old | as Sexton |
| Ruth Rickaby | as Woman with Lady Denham |
| Eric Lonsdale | as Charles, Kenneth's Batman |
Smilin' Through Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| John L. Balderston as Screenplay. He was 51 (64) years old when He died | Writing |
| Edwin B. Willis as Set Decoration. He was 48 (70) years old when He died | Art |
| Frank Sullivan as Editor. He was 45 (76) years old when He died | Editing |
| Victor Saville as Producer. He was 46 (83) years old when He died | Production |
| Gile Steele as Costume Design. He was 33 (43) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Jane Murfin as Theatre Play. She was 56 (70) years old when She died | Writing |
| Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 48 (67) years old when He died | Art |
| Adrian as Costume Design. He was 38 (56) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Oliver T. Marsh as Director of Photography. He was 48 (48) years old when He died | Camera |
| Donald Ogden Stewart as Screenplay. He was 46 (85) years old when He died | Writing |
| Leonard Smith as Director of Photography. He was 47 (53) years old when He died | Camera |
| Herbert Stothart as Original Music Composer. He was 56 (63) years old when He died | Sound |
| Jane Cowl as Theatre Play. She was 57 (66) years old when She died | Writing |
Smilin' Through (83 years)
The Musical Triumph In Technicolor
- Release day: Wednesday, October 01, 1941
- Runtime: 100 minutes