Smilin' Through (1922 film)

Smilin' Through
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sidney Franklin
Written by	James Ashmore Creelman (scenario) Sidney Franklin (scenario)
Based on	Smilin' Through 1919 play by Alan Langdon Martin (aka Jane Murfin and Jane Cowl)
Produced by	Norma Talmadge Joseph M. Schenck
Starring	Norma Talmadge Harrison Ford Wyndham Standing
Cinematography	J. Roy Hunt Charles Rosher
Distributed by	First National Pictures
Release date	February 13, 1922 (1922-02-13)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Box office	$1 million (US/Canada)[1][2]

Smilin' Through is a 1922 American silent drama film based on the 1919 play of the same name, written by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin (together under the pseudonym Alan Langdon Martin). The film starred Norma Talmadge, Harrison Ford, and Wyndham Standing. It was co-written and directed by Sidney Franklin, who also directed the more famous 1932 remake at MGM. The film was produced by Talmadge and her husband Joseph M. Schenck for her company, the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation. It was released by First National Pictures. Popular character actor Gene Lockhart made his screen debut in this film.^[3][4]

The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of Kathleen and Moonyean. Kathleen, a young Irish woman, is in love with Kenneth Wayne but is prevented from marrying him by her guardian John Carteret. John is haunted by memories of his thwarted love for Kathleen's aunt, Moonyean.

The story was an especially popular one and was filmed twice more by MGM: in 1932 with Norma Shearer and 1941 with Jeanette MacDonald.