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Swanee River

Sidney Lanfield

1939 • 1h 24m

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 ...

Swanee River

Cast

Don Ameche

Don AmecheStephen Foster

Andrea Leeds

Andrea LeedsJane McDowell Foster

Al Jolson

Al JolsonEdwin P. Christy

Felix Bressart

Felix BressartHenry Kleber

Chick Chandler

Chick ChandlerBones

Russell Hicks

Russell HicksAndrew McDowell

Diane FisherMarion Foster

George P. Breakston

George P. BreakstonAmbrose

Nella Walker

Nella WalkerMrs. McDowell

Mae Marsh

Mae MarshMrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)

George H. Reed

George H. ReedOld Joe, McDowell's Coachman

Richard Clarke

Richard ClarkeTom Harper

Charles Trowbridge

Charles TrowbridgeMr. Foster

George Meeker

George MeekerHenry Foster

Crew

Sidney Lanfield

Sidney LanfieldDirector

Philip Dunne

Philip DunneScreenplay

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. ZanuckProducer

Bert Glennon

Bert GlennonDirector of Photography

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