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Smilin' Through (1932) tells the story of a young woman who falls in love with a man, but their romance is haunted by a tragic death. The film explores themes of forgiveness, the power of love, and the consequences of past actions. Set against the backdrop of stormy nights and romantic rivalries, Smilin' Through takes viewers on an emotional journey of love and redemption.

John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago, his bride, Moonyean, was murdered. He accepts into his house Kathleen, the 5 year old orphaned niece of Moonyean, and she quickly grows up to look just like her aunt. Kathleen meets and falls in love with a mysterious stranger from America, Kenneth Wayne. When John hears of this he is furious, and we learn that it was Kenneth's father, Jeremy, who had killed Moonyean years before. John carries his grudge against Jeremy to the new generation, and threatens to ruin his niece's happiness, but he softens in the end.