Smilin' Through (1932) + Smilin' Through (1941) on DVD

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Smilin' Through (1932)

 Starring Leslie Howard, O.P. Heggie, Ralph Forbes, Beryl Mercer, Margaret Seddon
Directed by Sidney Franklin

Print: black/white
Runtime: 97 min.
Genre: Drama

Two generations of tragic love make Smilin' Through one of the screen's great romances. The story begins in 1868 England, when John Carteret's fiancée is shot dead on the couple's wedding day by a rejected lover aiming at the groom. Flash forward to 1915, after the devoted John has raised his fiancée's niece Kathleen as his own. Kathleen falls in love with an American – the murderer's son – and the past sweeps back to haunt the present. Film legends Norma Shearer, Fredric March (both in dual roles) and Leslie Howard (whose character ages 50 years) find every tear and triumph in this Best Picture Oscar® nominee (1932-33) that is "lovely, simply lovely…an example of romantic melodrama at its best" (The Movie Guide).




Smilin' Through (1941)

Starring Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond, Ian Hunter, Frances Robinson
Directed by Frank Borzage

Print: Black & White
Runtime:100 min.
Genre: Musicals

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.

Boasting a score full of melodies that have long been identified with the MacDonald mystique, Smilin' Through is not just a keepsake for her fans, but a treasure for all who love beautiful filmmaking.