Centennial Summer (1946)

Name: Centennial Summer
Rating: 3.4

3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings

1h 42min

Not released

Synopsis:: 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 Bennerr), who brings with her a young Frenchman, Philippe Lascalles (Cornel Wilde), who is in charge of the French pavillon. Rogers family daughters, Julia (Jeanne Crain) and Edith (Linda Darnell), fall in love with Philippe, while their father, Jesse Rogers (Walter Brennan), tries to promote his inventions and hang onto his railroad job. With Zenia's help, he does both, while Julia wins the love of Philippe and Edith finally says yes to her devoted suitor Dr. Ben Phelps (William Eythe).
Actors:: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, William Eythe, Walter Brennan, Constance Bennett, Dorothy Gish, Barbara Whiting, Larry Stevens, Kathleen Howard, Buddy Swan, Charles Dingle, Avon Long, Lois Austin, Rodney Bell, Bruce Bristol, Peter Conrad, Clancy Cooper, Eddie Dunn, Paul Everton
Directors:: Otto Preminger
Writers:: Albert E. Idell, Michael Kanin
Others:: Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Alfred Newman
Genres:: Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance