| Smilin' Through | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by | Frank Borzage Victor Saville |
| Written by | Donald Ogden Stewart John L. Balderston |
| Starring | Jeanette MacDonald Brian Aherne Ian Hunter |
| Music by | Herbert Stothart (background music) |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Editing by | Frank Sullivan |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | October 1941 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,105,000[1] |
| Box office | $868,000 (Domestic earnings)[1] $1,536,000 (Foreign earnings)[1] |
Smilin' Through is a 1941 MGM musical film based on the 1919 play of the same name by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin.
The film was a remake of a previous 1932 version by MGM and was the third and final film version of the play. It starred Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne and Ian Hunter. It was filmed in Technicolor and was remade as a musical for MacDonald with several older songs interpolated into the story. The plot remained essentially the same as in the play and previous film versions.