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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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- Sidney Lanfield
Writing:
- Philip Dunne
- John Taintor Foote
Stars:
Release Date: 1939-12-29
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- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 84
Henry Kleber
Mrs. McDowell
Master of Ceremonies
Critic
Ann Rowan
Negro Boy
Pond
Boat Captain
Army Officer
Drunken Man on Riverboat
Temperance Woman
Nurse
Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace
Woman in Cafe
Mrs. Foster
Ambrose
Army Medical Examiner
Mr. Foster
Henry Foster
Critic
Stephen Foster
Jane McDowell Foster
Edwin P. Christy
Bones
Andrew McDowell
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Tom Harper
Morrison Foster
Mrs. Griffin
Erwin
Bartender
Specialty
Bit Role
Dresser
Butler
Doctor
Bit Role
Sheriff
Hotel Clerk
Drunken Agitator
Agitator
Bartender
Guest
Bill, Stagehand
Ticket Taker
Clerk
Bellboy
Man on Riverboat
Jim, Saloon Waiter
Pianist
Agitator
Agitator
Negro Boy
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
