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Swanee River(1939)

NR12/29/1939 (US)DramaMusicThriller1h 24m
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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.

Movie Cast

Don Ameche photo

Don Ameche

Stephen Foster

Andrea Leeds photo

Andrea Leeds

Jane McDowell Foster

Al Jolson photo

Al Jolson

Edwin P. Christy

Felix Bressart photo

Felix Bressart

Henry Kleber

Russell Hicks photo

Russell Hicks

Andrew McDowell

Diane Fisher photo

Diane Fisher

Marion Foster

Nella Walker photo

Nella Walker

Mrs. McDowell

Mae Marsh photo

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)

George H. Reed photo

George H. Reed

Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production Company20th Century Fox

Original LanguageEnglish

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