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Swanee River

Swanee River (1939)

1h 24m | PG-13

⭐ 6.667 / 10

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.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Genre: Drama, Music, Thriller

Video: 720p

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Cast

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

as Stephen Foster

Andrea Leeds

Andrea Leeds

as Jane McDowell Foster

Al Jolson

Al Jolson

as Edwin P. Christy

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

as Henry Kleber

Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

as Bones

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

as Andrew McDowell