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Swanee River
Swanee River

Swanee River

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

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.667/10

Release Date

29 December 1939

Country

United States of America

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

Al Herman

Al Herman

Tambo

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Mr. Foster

George Meeker

George Meeker

Henry Foster

Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Foster

Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Morrison Foster

Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Mrs. Griffin

Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Erwin

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Temperance Woman

Herbert Ashley

Herbert Ashley

Detective

Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard

Negro Boy

Georgie Billings

Georgie Billings

Office Boy

James Blaine

James Blaine

Bartender

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Ann Rowan

Les Clark

Les Clark

Specialty

Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Nurse

Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Bit Role

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Drunken Man on Riverboat

Dorothy Dearing

Dorothy Dearing

Bit Role

Harry Denny

Harry Denny

Guest

Harry Depp

Harry Depp

Dresser

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Woman in Cafe

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Master of Ceremonies

Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

Butler

Kay Griffith

Kay Griffith

Bit Role

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Pond

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Doctor

Eleanor Hansen

Eleanor Hansen

Bit Role

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Agitator

Tommy Hicks

Tommy Hicks

Fat Boy

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Sheriff

Jean Houghton

Jean Houghton

Guest

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Army Medical Examiner

Gladden James

Gladden James

Hotel Clerk

Thaddeus Jones

Thaddeus Jones

Dan

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Drunken Agitator

Wright Kramer

Wright Kramer

Doctor

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace

George Magrill

George Magrill

Agitator

Bruce Mitchell

Bruce Mitchell

Jailer

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Attendant

James C. Morton

James C. Morton

Bartender

Daisy Lee Mothershed

Daisy Lee Mothershed

Maid

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Critic

David Newell

David Newell

Guest

William Newell

William Newell

Bill, Stagehand

George O'Hanlon

George O'Hanlon

Ticket Taker

Arthur Rankin

Arthur Rankin

Clerk

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Army Officer

Tom Seidel

Tom Seidel

Bellboy

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Man on Riverboat

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Boat Captain

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Jim, Saloon Waiter

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Pianist

Bruce Warren

Bruce Warren

Orchestra Leader

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Agitator

Cecil Weston

Cecil Weston

Landlady

Lloyd Whitlock

Lloyd Whitlock

Critic

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