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Swanee River

The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour
1939 | 84m | English

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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.
Release Date: Dec 29, 1939
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Philip Dunne, John Taintor Foote
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Music
Keywords biography, songwriter
Production Companies 20th Century Fox
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024
Entered: Apr 24, 2024
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Name Character
Don Ameche Stephen Foster
Andrea Leeds Jane McDowell Foster
Al Jolson Edwin P. Christy
Felix Bressart Henry Kleber
Chick Chandler Bones
Russell Hicks Andrew McDowell
Diane Fisher Marion Foster
George P. Breakston Ambrose
Nella Walker Mrs. McDowell
Mae Marsh Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
George H. Reed Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Richard Clarke Tom Harper
Al Herman Tambo
Charles Trowbridge Mr. Foster
George Meeker Henry Foster
Leona Roberts Mrs. Foster
Charles Tannen Morrison Foster
Clara Blandick Mrs. Griffin
Harry Hayden Erwin
Esther Dale Temperance Woman
Herbert Ashley Detective
Matthew Beard Negro Boy
Georgie Billings Office Boy
James Blaine Bartender
Georgia Caine Ann Rowan
Les Clark Specialty
Dora Clement Nurse
Ruth Clifford Bit Role
Hal K. Dawson Drunken Man on Riverboat
Dorothy Dearing Bit Role
Harry Denny Guest
Harry Depp Dresser
Claire Du Brey Woman in Cafe
Edward Earle Master of Ceremonies
Jesse Graves Butler
Kay Griffith Bit Role
Charles Halton Pond
John Hamilton Doctor
Eleanor Hansen Bit Role
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Agitator
Tommy Hicks Fat Boy
Robert Homans Sheriff
Jean Houghton Guest
Selmer Jackson Army Medical Examiner
Gladden James Hotel Clerk
Thaddeus Jones Dan
Robert Emmett Keane Drunken Agitator
Wright Kramer Doctor
Edward LeSaint Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace
George Magrill Agitator
Bruce Mitchell Jailer
Bert Moorhouse Attendant
James C. Morton Bartender
Daisy Lee Mothershed Maid
Forbes Murray Critic
David Newell Guest
William Newell Bill, Stagehand
George O'Hanlon Ticket Taker
Arthur Rankin Clerk
Herbert Rawlinson Army Officer
Tom Seidel Bellboy
Larry Steers Man on Riverboat
Harry Strang Boat Captain
Harry Tenbrook Jim, Saloon Waiter
Harry Tyler Pianist
Bruce Warren Orchestra Leader
Billy Wayne Agitator
Cecil Weston Landlady
Lloyd Whitlock Critic
Name Job
Sidney Lanfield Director
Philip Dunne Screenplay
John Taintor Foote Screenplay
Louis R. Loeffler Editor
Richard Day Art Direction
Joseph C. Wright Art Direction
Royer Costume Design
Bert Glennon Director of Photography
Louis Silvers Original Music Composer
Name Title
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
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