Director: Otto Preminger

Writer: Michael Kanin

From novel: Centennial Summer by Albert E. Idell

Keywords: Musical, Romantic Drama

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Constance Bennett	Actor	22-Oct-1904	24-Jul-1965	The Affairs of Cellini
Walter Brennan	Actor	25-Jul-1894	21-Sep-1974	Three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor
Jeanne Crain	Actor	25-May-1925	14-Dec-2003	20th Century Fox studio actress
Linda Darnell	Actor	16-Oct-1923	10-Apr-1965	Star Dust
Charles Dingle	Actor	28-Dec-1887	19-Jan-1956	The Little Foxes
William Eythe	Actor	7-Apr-1918	26-Jan-1957	The House on 92nd Street
Dorothy Gish	Actor	11-Mar-1898	4-Jun-1968	Orphans of the Storm
Cornel Wilde	Actor	13-Oct-1915	16-Oct-1989	A Song to Remember

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 5-Jul-2006)

Taking its cue from the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876 that celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the USA, this almost forgotten film from 20th Century Fox focuses on a typical American family: two sisters (Crain and Darnell) vying for the affections of one man (Wilde) while their father struggles to hide the fact that he has lost his job with the railroad due to his attempts to invent a clock. To win the affections of the visiting Frenchman, Crain turns to Darnell's fiancé, a gynecologist, to cause some jealousy. As can be expected, everyone turns out happy in the end. Even though "Centennial Summer" pales in comparison to its obvious inspiration, MGM's "Meet Me in St. Louis" which was released the same summer of 1946, it still stands up as a solid quality movie. The movie is beautifully filmed with brilliant colors and sets, as was common with 20th Century musicals at the time. The film also has wonderful music, written by several composers including Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, and E.Y. Harburg (Over the Rainbow) which includes the memorial opening number "I was up with the Lark This Morning" and the Oscar nominated "All Through the Day" that will leave you humming. Though the plot is a little flimsly, this film is much funnier than "Meet Me in St. Louis", especially given that one character is a pioneering "woman’s doctor." If you can find it, its worth watching!

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