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Centennial Summer is a 1946 American musical film directed by Otto Preminger. [3] [4] Starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell. It was produced in response to the hugely successful 1944 MGM musical film Meet Me in St. Louis.
Centennial Summer: Directed by Otto Preminger. With Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, William Eythe. In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
- (431)
- History, Music, Romance
- Otto Preminger
- 1946-08
Centennial Summer (1946) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters (Jeanne Crain and Linda Darnell) vie for the affections of a Frenchman (Cornel Wilde) who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
- Otto Preminger, Robert Hill, Arthur Jacobson
- Jeanne Crain
Philadelphia in the summer of 1876 and lots of celebration to mark America's first hundred years. The Rogers family are visited by their aunt Zenia (Constance Bennett), who brings with her a young Frenchman, Philippe Lascalles (Cornel Wilde), who is in charge of the French pavillon.
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
- 103 min
- 4.7K
- Video Sway
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Corny, yet highly watchable musical that takes place in 1876, about two sisters who fall for the same man. Who is going to get him? The older, more experienced, vampy sister? Or the younger, old-fashioned innocent? (Isn’t the suspense just killing you?)