John Meehan

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John Meehan, a Canadian-born playwright and screenwriter (initially a stage actor), was a two-time Academy Award Best Writing nominee for The Divorcee (1930) and Boys Town (1938).

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Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man in a suit and bow tie looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman in military uniforms; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man sitting next to a little girl in front of a lamp; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman embracing each other in a black and white photo; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – Two men in tuxedos standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman in formal wear; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a woman crying; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A woman sitting at a dinner table looking at a cake; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman are dancing in a ballroom; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman standing next to lit candles; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A woman wearing a hat and a coat; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An old photo of a man and a little girl; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An older man and a younger man are touching each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An older man holding a young child in his arms; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a woman looking out of a window; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman are talking in the woods; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a tree; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An old photo of a woman in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding a napkin; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – Two people sitting on a bench near a body of water; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A group of people standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a door and shadow; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – Two men in suits sitting in a living room next to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An old photo of a woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman embracing each other in front of a fence; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on top of a bench; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman in formal wear posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An old photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man in a tuxedo sitting in front of a chessboard; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A little girl sitting in front of a birthday cake; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a couch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a woman in a white dress; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man in a tuxedo sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An old photo of a woman in a white dress; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman kissing; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An old photo of a woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An older man sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of him; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An older man sitting at a table with a plate of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man and woman in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man in a suit sitting on the ground in front of trees; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An older man and a young woman walking down the aisle of a church; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An older man in a military uniform holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An older woman sitting at a table with a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black and white photo of a man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A group of women standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black - and - white photo of a gate in a garden; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a wedding dress; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A black - and - white photo of people at a train station; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Smilin' Through” (1932), directed by Sidney Franklin – A man and a woman are hugging each other; Medium shot, High angle

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

(1932)