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Smilin' Through (1932)

★ 6.9Approved98 minDirector: Sidney Franklin

1932 film

Smilin' Through is a 1932 American pre-Code MGM romantic drama film based on the 1919 play of the same name written by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin under the pseudonym of Allan Langdon Martin. It was adapted from the play by James Bernard Fagan, Donald Ogden Stewart, Ernest Vajda and Claudine West. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin and stars Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Leslie Howard and Ralph Forbes.

The film is a remake of an earlier 1922 silent version, also directed by Franklin and starring Norma Talmadge.

Smilin' Through was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1932.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Smilin' Through about?
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Is Smilin' Through based on a true story?
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Is Smilin' Through scary?
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