Smilin' Through 91 years old

Exquisite romance!

Smilin' Through

John has lead a solitary life for thirty years since the death of Moonyeen Clare. But now Owens, a close friend, insists that he care for his niece, Kathleen, orphaned when her parents were lost at sea. Kathleen is five, but the years pass and now she is a young woman who is the image of Moonyeen. Willy wants Kathleen for his wife, but Sparks fly when she meets Kenneth Wayne one dark and stormy night. John is horrified for it was Wayne's father who shot Moonyeen dead on her wedding day and John has never found him or forgiven the family. When Ken goes off to war, John forbids any marriage and Ken agrees, while Kathleen does not. When Ken returns four years later when the war is over, he is crippled. He conceals his condition and makes plans to leave for America.

Credits

Smilin' Through Cast

Name Character
Leslie Howard He was 39, 50 years old when he died as Sir John Carteret
Fredric March He was 35, 77 years old when he died as Kenneth Wayne
Beryl Mercer She was 50, 56 years old when she died as Mrs. Crouch
Norma Shearer She was 30, 80 years old when she died as Kathleen
Mary Carlisle She was 18, 104 years old when she died as Young Party Guest
O.P. Heggie He was 55, 58 years old when he died as Dr. Owen
David Torrence He was 68, 87 years old when he died as Gardener
Forrester Harvey He was 48, 61 years old when he died as Orderly
Cora Sue Collins She was 5, now 96 years old as Young Kathleen
Herbert Bunston He was 58, 60 years old when he died as Minister
Margaret Seddon She was 59, 95 years old when she died as Ellen, the Maid
James Bush He was 24, 79 years old when he died as Young Party Guest
Ralph Forbes He was 27, 46 years old when he died as Willie Ainley
Claude King He was 57, 138 years old when he died as Richard Clare, Moonyeen's Father

Smilin' Through Crew

Name Department
Lee Garmes as Director of Photography. He was 34 (80) years old when He died Camera
Claudine West as Writer. She was 48 (59) years old when She died Writing
Albert Lewin as Producer. He was 38 (73) years old when He died Production
Jane Murfin as Theatre Play. She was 47 (70) years old when She died Writing
Irving Thalberg as Producer. He was 33 (37) years old when He died Production
Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 39 (67) years old when He died Art
Adrian as Costume Design. He was 29 (56) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Donald Ogden Stewart as Dialogue. He was 37 (85) years old when He died Writing
Douglas Shearer as Sound Director. He was 32 (71) years old when He died Sound
Margaret Booth as Editor. She was 34 (104) years old when She died Editing
Ernest Vajda as Writer. He was 46 (67) years old when He died Writing
Jane Cowl as Theatre Play. She was 48 (66) years old when She died Writing
James B. Fagan as Dialogue. Writing
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Smilin' Through (91 years)

Exquisite romance!

  • Release day: Saturday, September 24, 1932
  • Runtime: 98 minutes