Watch Swanee River (1939) Official Trailer
The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour
7 / 10 IMDb December 29, 1939 1h 24m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 24m
Release Date
December 29, 1939
Genre
Drama, Music, Thriller
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Don Ameche
as Stephen Foster
Andrea Leeds
as Jane McDowell Foster
Al Jolson
as Edwin P. Christy
Felix Bressart
as Henry Kleber
Chick Chandler
as Bones
Russell Hicks
as Andrew McDowell
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Diane Fisher
as Marion Foster
George P. Breakston
as Ambrose
Nella Walker
as Mrs. McDowell
Mae Marsh
as Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
George H. Reed
as Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Richard Clarke
as Tom Harper
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Al Herman
as Tambo
Charles Trowbridge
as Mr. Foster
George Meeker
as Henry Foster
Leona Roberts
as Mrs. Foster
Charles Tannen
as Morrison Foster
Clara Blandick
as Mrs. Griffin
Harry Hayden
as Erwin
Esther Dale
as Temperance Woman
Production Companies
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