Swanee River

Name: Swanee River
Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller
Released: 1939-12-29
Duration: 84 min

1h 24m·Drama, Music, Thriller

Directed by Sidney Lanfield·1939

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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.

DirectorSidney LanfieldCinematographyBert GlennonScreenplayPhilip DunneStudio20th Century Fox

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Don AmecheStephen Foster	Stephen Foster
Andrea LeedsJane McDowell Foster	Jane McDowell Foster
Al JolsonEdwin P. Christy	Edwin P. Christy
Felix BressartHenry Kleber	Henry Kleber
Chick ChandlerBones	Bones
Russell HicksAndrew McDowell	Andrew McDowell
DDiane FisherMarion Foster	Marion Foster
George P. BreakstonAmbrose	Ambrose
Nella WalkerMrs. McDowell	Mrs. McDowell
Mae MarshMrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)	Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
George H. ReedOld Joe, McDowell's Coachman	Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Richard ClarkeTom Harper	Tom Harper
AAl HermanTambo	Tambo
Charles TrowbridgeMr. Foster	Mr. Foster
George MeekerHenry Foster	Henry Foster
Leona RobertsMrs. Foster	Mrs. Foster
Charles TannenMorrison Foster	Morrison Foster
Clara BlandickMrs. Griffin	Mrs. Griffin
Harry HaydenErwin	Erwin
Esther DaleTemperance Woman	Temperance Woman
HHerbert AshleyDetective	Detective
Matthew BeardNegro Boy	Negro Boy
GGeorgie BillingsOffice Boy	Office Boy
James BlaineBartender	Bartender
Georgia CaineAnn Rowan	Ann Rowan
Les ClarkSpecialty	Specialty
Dora ClementNurse	Nurse
Ruth CliffordBit Role	Bit Role
Hal K. DawsonDrunken Man on Riverboat	Drunken Man on Riverboat
DDorothy DearingBit Role	Bit Role