Smilin' Through (1932)
- Directed by
- Sidney Franklin
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man is haunted by the death of his true love on their wedding day. Years later, he raises her orphaned niece, who falls in love with the son of the man who caused the tragedy.
romanticmelancholicsentimentalslow-paceddreamlikebittersweetnostalgicdramatic
What happens
Smilin' Through is a 1932 American pre-Code MGM romantic drama film based on the 1919 play of the same name written by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin under the pseudonym of Allan Langdon Martin. It was adapted from the play by James Bernard Fagan, Donald Ogden Stewart, Ernest Vajda and Claudine West. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin and stars Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Leslie Howard and Ralph Forbes. The film is a remake of an earlier 1922 silent version, also directed by Franklin and starring Norma Talmadge. Smilin' Through was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1932. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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