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Smilin' Through

Exquisite romance!

1932 · 1h 38m · Approved Drama, Romance
Directed by Sidney Franklin

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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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It is a beautiful production, too immaculate, if anything, in its scenes of the past.

Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
Fresh

In interpretation, in acting and in the fine presentation of all its poetically romantic qualities, this version is a worthy successor to the earlier transcription.

Variety Staff, Variety

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