Smilin' Through (1922)

Director:

Sidney Franklin

Writers:

Jane Cowl (play), James Ashmore Creelman (adaptation),

Stars:

Norma Talmadge, Wyndham Standing, Harrison Ford

Cast

Cast overview:
Norma Talmadge	...	Kathleen / Moonyeen
Wyndham Standing	...	John Carteret
Harrison Ford	...	Kenneth Wayne / Jeremiah Wayne
Alec B. Francis	...	Dr. Owen
Glenn Hunter	...	Willie Ainsley
Grace Griswold	...	Ellen
Miriam Battista	...	Little Mary, Moonyeen's Sister
Gene Lockhart	...	Village Rector (as Eugene Lockhart)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

13 February 1922 (USA)

Also Known As:

Smiling Through

Company Credits

Production Co:

Norma Talmadge Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gene Lockhart's first film.

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Connections

Version of Smilin' Through (1932)

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Soundtracks

"Smilin' Through"
lyric and music by Arthur A. Penn

User Reviews

First of three versions of the classic tear jerker

This is the first of three versions of this classic romance - the second version (the talkie with Norma Shearer and Fredric March) is the best. There is also a musical version with Jeanette McDonald.

Here Norma Talmadge plays the Irish girl who wants to wed the son of the man who killed her uncle's fiancee on their wedding night. Family feuds battle true love. Copies of this film exist in two archives: the Library of Congress and the Nederlands Filmmuseum.