Vintage original 11x14 in. US lobby card from the classic silent romantic drama, SMILIN' THROUGH, released in 1922 by First National Pictures and directed by Sidney Franklin. Based upon the play Allan Langdon Martin, Norma Talmadge stars in dual roles as Moonyeen and Kathleen in this drama/romance that involves World War I and a love between two different couples in time. On the very day that John Carteret is to wed Moonyeen, Jeremiah Wayne, one of Moonyeen's rejected suitors, inadvertently kills her while attempting to shoot John. Twenty years later, John's niece, Kathleen, announces to his shock that she is going to marry Jeremiah Wayne's son, Kenneth. John bitterly opposes the match and orders Kathleen never to see Kenneth again. The World War breaks out, and Kenneth goes to France, where he is badly wounded. Returning to the United States, he allows Kathleen (who has waited patiently for him to return) to believe that he has come to love another. Kathleen is heartbroken, and John, feeling her sorrow keenly, arranges for her to be united with Kenneth. With the young lovers together again, John quietly dies, joining the spirit of Moonyeen in the Great Beyond. 

The image features an exterior night-time medium shot of Moonyeen (Norma Talmadge), wearing a wedding dress on the eve of her wedding, looks longingly into the eyes of handsome Jeremiah Wayne (Harrison Ford), who is one of her rejected suitors. The caption in the right half of the bottom border reads: "Please, please go away!" The beautiful pastel color tints are quite simple and compliment the mood of this scene. This vintage original silent film lobby card is unrestored in good- condition only with a 0.75 in. diagonal chip on the top left corner with a 1.25 in. vertical crease beneath it; two 0.75 in. vertical tears and one 1 in. diagonal tear on the top border; a 1 in. diagonal chip on the top right corner; a 0.75 in. and 1 in. diagonal tear in the top half of the right border; random chips along the bottom 2/3 of the edge of the right border; a 0.75 in. and 0.5 in. diagonal crease and signs of wear on the bottom right corner; a 4 in. long vertical area of chipping on the center of the bottom border with a 1.25 in. horizontal crease and a small vertical tear to the right of this area; two 2 in. horizontal creases on the bottom left corner with a small chip to the right of them and another 2 in. horizontal crease to the right of the chip; a small chip on the bottom of the left border; and several horizontal nicks and a 1 in. vertical crease on the left border. The image area is unaffected by any flaws and this card presents itself very nicely in person. 

This film marked Gene Lockhart's first film appearance. The film proved to be so popular that it was remade twice in sound: in 1932 with Norma Shearer and Fredric March and a musical version in 1941 with Jeannette MacDonald and Gene Raymond. 

Smilin' Through; First National Pictures; 1922; based upon the play Smilin' Through: A Romantic Comedy in Three Acts by Allan Langdon Martin; dir: Sidney Franklin; cast: Norma Talmadge, Wyndham Standing, Harrison Ford, Alec B. Francis, Glenn Hunter, Grace Griswold, Miriam Battista, Gene Lockhart.