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6.0/10 • 5

1946-07-101h 42m

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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.

Directors
Otto Preminger
Writters
Michael Kanin
Editors
Michael Kanin, Harry Reynolds

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  1. Jeanne Crain

    Jeanne Crain

    Julia Rogers

  2. Cornel Wilde

    Cornel Wilde

    Philippe Lascalles

  3. Linda Darnell

    Linda Darnell

    Edith Rogers

  4. William Eythe

    William Eythe

    Ben Phelps

  5. Walter Brennan

    Walter Brennan

    Jesse Rogers

  6. Constance Bennett

    Constance Bennett

    Zenia Lascalles

  7. Dorothy Gish

    Dorothy Gish

    Mrs. Rogers

  8. Barbara Whiting

    Barbara Whiting

    Susanna Rogers

  9. Kathleen Howard

    Kathleen Howard

    Deborah

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CinemaSerf

Jul 7, 2022

5/10

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 the object of the affections of two sisters - Jeanne Craine ("Julie") and Linda Darnell ("Edith"). Which of them will win his affections? The problem with this film is that, though colourful - there is absolutely no chemistry anywhere to be seen. The songs from Jerome Kern are pleasant enough, but there is no showstopper - and the singing, well those are either ensemble efforts or solos from actors who, frankly, aren't very good singers. The execution of the story is not without the odd bit of humour, but the presentation looks frequently quite stagey with plenty of set piece choreography that, again, might have looked fine in a theatre but is somehow rather dated and stilted on a big screen. It is watchable, and Darnell steals the show, if anyone does, but I struggled with this rather procedural and stilted melodrama.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
philadelphia, pennsylvanialove trianglesibling rivalry19th century