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Swanee River

Swanee River

1939 Drama Music Thriller
Release date : December 29, 1939
Runtime : 1h 24m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Sidney Lanfield /
Writers : Philip Dunne / John Taintor Foote /
Production companies : 20th Century Fox /
December 29, 1939 1h 24m United States of America Drama English More
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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.
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Don Ameche
Don Ameche
Stephen Foster
Andrea Leeds
Andrea Leeds
Jane McDowell Foster
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Edwin P. Christy
Felix Bressart
Felix Bressart
Henry Kleber
Chick Chandler
Chick Chandler
Bones
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Andrew McDowell
Diane Fisher
Diane Fisher
Marion Foster
George P. Breakston
George P. Breakston
Ambrose
Nella Walker
Nella Walker
Mrs. McDowell
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
George H. Reed
George H. Reed
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke
Tom Harper
Al Herman
Al Herman
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Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
Mr. Foster
George Meeker
George Meeker
Henry Foster
Leona Roberts
Leona Roberts
Mrs. Foster
Charles Tannen
Charles Tannen
Morrison Foster
Clara Blandick
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Griffin

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  • title：Swanee River
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1939
  • Runtime：1h 24m
  • Genres： Drama · Music · Thriller ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Sidney Lanfield /
  • Writers： Philip Dunne · John Taintor Foote ·
  • Production companies： 20th Century Fox ·
  • 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.
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