Swanee River (1939)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Sidney Lanfield
Writing:
- Philip Dunne
- John Taintor Foote
Stars:
Release Date: 1939-12-29
6.5/10
6.5/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 84
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Critic
Boat Captain
Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace
Pond
Woman in Cafe
Henry Foster
Master of Ceremonies
Ambrose
Henry Kleber
Stephen Foster
Jane McDowell Foster
Edwin P. Christy
Bones
Andrew McDowell
Mrs. McDowell
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Tom Harper
Mr. Foster
Mrs. Foster
Morrison Foster
Mrs. Griffin
Temperance Woman
Negro Boy
Bartender
Ann Rowan
Specialty
Nurse
Bit Role
Drunken Man on Riverboat
Dresser
Butler
Doctor
Bit Role
Sheriff
Army Medical Examiner
Hotel Clerk
Drunken Agitator
Agitator
Bartender
Guest
Bill, Stagehand
Ticket Taker
Clerk
Army Officer
Bellboy
Man on Riverboat
Jim, Saloon Waiter
Pianist
Agitator
Critic
Agitator
Negro Boy
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
