''Centennial Summer'' is a 1946 musical film directed by

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. Starring

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and

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, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell. It was produced in response to the hugely successful 1944

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musical film ''

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''.

Plot

The movie is about two sisters growing up in

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in the 1870s. They both fall for a

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who has to prepare the

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for the

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Cast

Awards

The movie was nominated twice at the

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. One of those nominations was for

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for the song ''All Through the Day'', written by

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and Oscar Hammerstein II. In Kern's case, the nomination was posthumous, as he had died on 11 November 1945.

Songs

*"The Right Romance" *"Up with the Lark" *"All Through the Day" *"In Love in Vain" *"Cinderella Sue" *"Two Hearts Are Better Than One" was cut from the film.

References

External links

* 1946 films Films directed by Otto Preminger Films scored by Alfred Newman Films set in 1876 American musical films 20th Century Fox films 1946 musical films Films based on American novels 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{musical-film-stub