Swanee River (1939)

Swanee River (1939)

The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour 1939-12-29 United States of America 84 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Don Ameche is Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster
Andrea Leeds is Jane McDowell Foster
Jane McDowell Foster
Al Jolson is Edwin P. Christy
Edwin P. Christy
Felix Bressart is Henry Kleber
Henry Kleber
Chick Chandler is Bones
Bones
Russell Hicks is Andrew McDowell
Andrew McDowell
Diane Fisher is Marion Foster
Marion Foster
George P. Breakston is Ambrose
Ambrose
Nella Walker is Mrs. McDowell
Mrs. McDowell
Mae Marsh is Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
George H. Reed is Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Richard Clarke is Tom Harper
Tom Harper

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