6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Smilin' Through (1941)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on themes of enduring love, forgiveness, and overcoming personal tragedy through individual emotional and spiritual resolution positions it as neutral, as these themes are largely apolitical and universal.
This film from 1932 features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, consistent with the era's filmmaking practices. Its narrative does not include critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit themes related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Secondary
The film implicitly upholds Christian virtues such as forgiveness, enduring love, and the triumph over bitterness and hatred. The narrative arc, particularly John Carteret's journey from vengeful grief to eventual peace and reconciliation, strongly aligns with these positive spiritual themes.
Smilin' Through is a silent romantic drama from 1922, focusing on a heterosexual love story complicated by past tragedy and family legacy. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is a remake of a 1932 movie and a 1922 silent film, all based on a 1919 play. Across these adaptations, the core characters maintain their established genders, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender than in prior versions or source material.
The 1941 film "Smilin' Through" is an adaptation of a play and a previous film, both featuring characters consistently portrayed as white. The 1941 cast also portrays these characters as white, aligning with their established race in prior versions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.0
Critic Ratings
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