Swanee River (1939)
The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour
1939 · NR · 1h 24m · Drama, Music, Thriller
Genres: Drama, Music, Thriller
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.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writers: John Taintor Foote, Philip Dunne
Music by: Louis Silvers
Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Editor: Louis R. Loeffler
Cast
Don Ameche as Stephen FosterAndrea Leeds as Jane McDowell FosterAl Jolson as Edwin P. ChristyFelix Bressart as Henry KleberChick Chandler as BonesRussell Hicks as Andrew McDowellDiane Fisher as Marion FosterGeorge P. Breakston as AmbroseNella Walker as Mrs. McDowellMae Marsh as Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)George H. Reed as Old Joe, McDowell's CoachmanRichard Clarke as Tom HarperMore like this
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