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Smilin' Through (1932)
On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.
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On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named Jeremy, leaving him emotionally devastated. Carteret spends three decades in seclusion, mostly communing with the spirit of Moonyeen, until he learns that her niece, Kathleen, has become an orphan. He adopts and raises the child as his own but is alarmed when, as a young woman, she falls in love with the son of Moonyeen's murderer.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Ernest Vajda, Claudine West
In Theaters:9/24/1932
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Runtime:98 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Sidney Franklin
Director
Norma Shearer
Kathleen / Moonyeen
Fredric March
Kenneth Wayne / Jeremy
Leslie Howard
Sir John Carteret
O. P. Heggie
Dr. Owen
Ralph Forbes
Willie Ainley
Beryl Mercer
Mrs. Crouch
Margaret Seddon
Ellen, the Maid
Forrester Harvey
Orderly
Herbert Bunston
Minister
James Bush
Young Party Guest
Mary Carlisle
Young Party Guest
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