(1932) Smilin' Through
ROMANTIC DRAMA
Adapted from a play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin, starring veteran actors Leslie Howard as Sir John Carteret and Norma Shearer whose playing two roles- one, as Moonyean Clare and the other Moonyean's niece, Katherine. Set up is identical to "Wuthering Heights" where the movie has Moonyean Claire and John Carteret slated to be married, and are very much in love. Invoking an accidental shooting involving a third party Jeremy Wayne played by Fredric March ,whose also playing dual roles, Jeremy as the one who accidentally shot and killed Kathleen as a result. Before Kathleen died, it just so happens that she also have a niece whose now a orphan, and Sir John is chosen to be her guardian. Jump to many years later and the third party named Jeremy, the one who accidentally shot and killed Moonyeen also happens to have a son and is coincidentally the same age as the niece, and his name is Kenneth, who even looks identically like his father. Both he and Moonyeen are in love with each other, except that John cannot does not want to give any consent to her marrying him at all for he cannot forgive, nor forget the son of the father who destroyed his love life. Aforementioned, I thought that the movie's set up is somewhat identical to "Wuthering Heights" since Sir John Carteret (Leslie Howard) passionate obsession towards his forever love interest, Moonyean (Norma Shearer) over clouds his judgement, which involves other parties that have nothing to with it. Also similar are the pain and animosity felt from John, as well as Kathleen's ghostly figure image is shown throughout the film to inspire him to do the right thing. This is also the second of three versions that were remade- the others were in 1922 and on 1941. And although I thought the movie still has it's moments, it's still be labelled as not relevant, if it were released by today's standards.
Adapted from a play by Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin, starring veteran actors Leslie Howard as Sir John Carteret and Norma Shearer whose playing two roles- one, as Moonyean Clare and the other Moonyean's niece, Katherine. Set up is identical to "Wuthering Heights" where the movie has Moonyean Claire and John Carteret slated to be married, and are very much in love. Invoking an accidental shooting involving a third party Jeremy Wayne played by Fredric March ,whose also playing dual roles, Jeremy as the one who accidentally shot and killed Kathleen as a result. Before Kathleen died, it just so happens that she also have a niece whose now a orphan, and Sir John is chosen to be her guardian. Jump to many years later and the third party named Jeremy, the one who accidentally shot and killed Moonyeen also happens to have a son and is coincidentally the same age as the niece, and his name is Kenneth, who even looks identically like his father. Both he and Moonyeen are in love with each other, except that John cannot does not want to give any consent to her marrying him at all for he cannot forgive, nor forget the son of the father who destroyed his love life. Aforementioned, I thought that the movie's set up is somewhat identical to "Wuthering Heights" since Sir John Carteret (Leslie Howard) passionate obsession towards his forever love interest, Moonyean (Norma Shearer) over clouds his judgement, which involves other parties that have nothing to with it. Also similar are the pain and animosity felt from John, as well as Kathleen's ghostly figure image is shown throughout the film to inspire him to do the right thing. This is also the second of three versions that were remade- the others were in 1922 and on 1941. And although I thought the movie still has it's moments, it's still be labelled as not relevant, if it were released by today's standards.