Centennial Summer

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.

Cast

Jeanne Crain

as Julia Rogers

Cornel Wilde

as Philippe Lascalles

Linda Darnell

as Edith Rogers

William Eythe

as Ben Phelps

Walter Brennan

as Jesse Rogers

Constance Bennett

as Zenia Lascalles

Dorothy Gish

as Mrs. Rogers

Barbara Whiting

as Susanna Rogers

Kathleen Howard

as Deborah

Buddy Swan

as Dudley Rogers

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Right from the outset, this film mis-fires. Walter Brennan comes across as a fish out of water and Cornel Wilde, with his rather ropey French accent, just doesn't work at all well, either. The latter man, having just arrived in Philadelphia from France for the US Centennial Exposition, soon becomes ...

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