Swanee River

Swanee River

1939
1h 24m
6.7

6.7/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Music Thriller

"The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour"

Overview

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out. Typical of 20th Century Fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

biography songwriter

Quick Facts

Release Date December 29, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031996

Cast

Don Ameche
Don Ameche

Stephen Foster

Andrea Leeds
Andrea Leeds

Jane McDowell Foster

Al Jolson
Al Jolson

Edwin P. Christy

Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart

Henry Kleber

Chick Chandler
Chick Chandler

Bones

Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks

Andrew McDowell

Diane Fisher
Diane Fisher

Marion Foster

George P. Breakston
George P. Breakston

Ambrose

Nella Walker
Nella Walker

Mrs. McDowell

Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh

Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)

George H. Reed
George H. Reed

Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman

Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke

Tom Harper

Key Crew

Sidney Lanfield
Director
John Taintor Foote
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Philip Dunne
Screenplay