Centennial Summer (1946)
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Otto Preminger directed this romantic musical (something of a change of pace for the rather serious-minded director) set in Philadephia in 1876. The upcoming Centennial Exposition is the talk of the town, and sisters Julia (Jeanne Crain) and Edith (Linda Darnell) find themselves romantic rivals when they both fall for Philippe (Cornel Wilde), a suave Frenchman in town for the celebration. Their mother Harriet (Dorothy Gish) might offer more advice if she weren't busy looking after her husband Jesse (Walter Brennan), who is busy tinkering with inventions that he's convinced will make him a rich man. Jerome Kern composed the film's'score and co-wrote several songs, including "Up with the Lark," "The Right Romance," and "All Through the Day." It was the last film work he would complete prior to his death in 1945. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Louis Austin - Mrs. Phelps
- Cornel Wilde - Philippe Lascalles
- Linda Darnell - Edith Rogers
- Walter Brennan - Jesse Rogers
- Charles Dingle - Snodgrass
- Paul Everton - Senator
- John Farrell - Drunk
- Dorothy Gish - Harriet Rogers
- Winifred Harris - Governor's Wife
- Kathleen Howard - Deborah
- Robert Malcolm - Kelly
- Frances Morris - Mrs. Dorgan
- Larry Stevens - Richard Lewis, Esq.
- Buddy Swan - Dudley Rogers
- Barbara Whiting - Susanna Rogers
- Hans Moebus - Subject in Still Life
- Nick Stewart [Nicodemus] - Red Caps
- Jeanne Crain - Julia Rogers
- Rodney Bell - Master of Ceremonies
- Clancy Cooper - Carpenter
- Constance Bennett - Zenia Lascalles
- Eddie Dunn - Mr. Phelps
- William Eythe - Bill Phelps
- William Frambes - Messenger Boy
- Gavin Gordon - Trowbridge
- Edna Holland - Nurse
- Avon Long - Specialty
- James Metcalfe - Bartender
- Reginald Sheffield - Ulysses S. Grant
- Harry Strang - Mr. Dorgan
- Billy Wayne - Attendant
- Joe Whitehead - Railroad Clerk
- Ferris Taylor - Governor
- Director(s):
- Otto Preminger
- Writer(s):
- Michael Kanin
- Producer(s):
- Otto Preminger
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