Movie Description
Swanee River
(1939)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Sidney Lanfield
- Producer : Darryl F. Zanuck
- Editor : Louis R. Loeffler
- Cast : Don Ameche,Andrea Leeds,Al Jolson,Felix Bressart,Chick Chandler,Russell Hicks,Diane Fisher,George P. Breakston,Nella Walker,Mae Marsh,George H. Reed,Richard Clarke,Al Herman,Charles Trowbridge,George Meeker,Leona Roberts,Charles Tannen,Clara Blandick,Harry Hayden,Esther Dale,Herbert Ashley,Matthew Beard,Georgie Billings,James Blaine,Georgia Caine,Les Clark,Dora Clement,Ruth Clifford,Hal K. Dawson,Dorothy Dearing,Harry Denny,Harry Depp,Claire Du Brey,Edward Earle,Jesse Graves,Kay Griffith,Charles Halton,John Hamilton,Eleanor Hansen,Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian,Tommy Hicks,Robert Homans,Jean Houghton,Selmer Jackson,Gladden James,Thaddeus Jones,Robert Emmett Keane,Wright Kramer,Edward LeSaint,George Magrill,Bruce Mitchell,Bert Moorhouse,James C. Morton,Daisy Lee Mothershed,Forbes Murray,David Newell,William Newell,George O'Hanlon,Arthur Rankin,Herbert Rawlinson,Tom Seidel,Larry Steers,Harry Strang,Harry Tenbrook,Harry Tyler,Bruce Warren,Billy Wayne,Cecil Weston,Lloyd Whitlock
Cast
Stephen Foster
Jane McDowell Foster
Edwin P. Christy
Henry Kleber
Bones
Andrew McDowell
Marion Foster
Ambrose
Mrs. McDowell
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Tom Harper
Tambo
Mr. Foster
Henry Foster
Mrs. Foster
Morrison Foster
Mrs. Griffin
Erwin
Temperance Woman
Detective
Negro Boy
Office Boy
Bartender
Ann Rowan
Specialty
Nurse
Bit Role
Drunken Man on Riverboat
Bit Role
Guest
Dresser
Woman in Cafe
Master of Ceremonies
Butler
Bit Role
Pond
Doctor
Bit Role
Agitator
Fat Boy
Sheriff
Guest
Army Medical Examiner
Hotel Clerk
Dan
Drunken Agitator
Doctor
Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace
Agitator
Jailer
Attendant
Bartender
Maid
Critic
Guest
Bill, Stagehand
Ticket Taker
Clerk
Army Officer
Bellboy
Man on Riverboat
Boat Captain
Jim, Saloon Waiter
Pianist
Orchestra Leader
Agitator
Landlady
Critic
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Facts
Original TitleSwanee River
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-12-29
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 24m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Drama
- Music
- Thriller
