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Swanee River

Swanee River

Release: 1939-12-29 ·Runtime: 84m ·★ 6.7
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. Typical of 20th Century Fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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 George P. Breakston George P. Breakston as Ambrose Nella Walker Nella Walker as Mrs. McDowell Mae Marsh Mae Marsh as Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited) George H. Reed George H. Reed as Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman Richard Clarke Richard Clarke as Tom Harper Charles Trowbridge Charles Trowbridge as Mr. Foster George Meeker George Meeker as Henry Foster Leona Roberts Leona Roberts as Mrs. Foster Charles Tannen Charles Tannen as Morrison Foster Clara Blandick Clara Blandick as Mrs. Griffin Harry Hayden Harry Hayden as Erwin Esther Dale Esther Dale as Temperance Woman Matthew Beard Matthew Beard as Negro Boy James Blaine James Blaine as Bartender Georgia Caine Georgia Caine as Ann Rowan Les Clark Les Clark as Specialty Dora Clement Dora Clement as Nurse Ruth Clifford Ruth Clifford as Bit Role Hal K. Dawson Hal K. Dawson as Drunken Man on Riverboat Harry Depp Harry Depp as Dresser Claire Du Brey Claire Du Brey as Woman in Cafe Edward Earle Edward Earle as Master of Ceremonies Jesse Graves Jesse Graves as Butler Charles Halton Charles Halton as Pond John Hamilton John Hamilton as Doctor Eleanor Hansen Eleanor Hansen as Bit Role Robert Homans Robert Homans as Sheriff Selmer Jackson Selmer Jackson as Army Medical Examiner Gladden James Gladden James as Hotel Clerk Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane as Drunken Agitator Edward LeSaint Edward LeSaint as Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace George Magrill George Magrill as Agitator Bert Moorhouse Bert Moorhouse as Attendant James C. Morton James C. Morton as Bartender Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Critic David Newell David Newell as Guest William Newell William Newell as Bill, Stagehand George O'Hanlon George O'Hanlon as Ticket Taker Arthur Rankin Arthur Rankin as Clerk Herbert Rawlinson Herbert Rawlinson as Army Officer Tom Seidel Tom Seidel as Bellboy Larry Steers Larry Steers as Man on Riverboat Harry Strang Harry Strang as Boat Captain Harry Tenbrook Harry Tenbrook as Jim, Saloon Waiter Harry Tyler Harry Tyler as Pianist Billy Wayne Billy Wayne as Agitator Lloyd Whitlock Lloyd Whitlock as Critic