Swanee River
Swanee River

Swanee River

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1939
1h 24m
6.7(3 votes)
Drama
Music
Thriller

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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20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

69 members
Acting

Don Ameche

Stephen Foster

Don Ameche
Acting

Andrea Leeds

Jane McDowell Foster

Andrea Leeds
Acting

Al Jolson

Edwin P. Christy

Al Jolson
Acting

Felix Bressart

Henry Kleber

Felix Bressart
Acting

Chick Chandler

Bones

Chick Chandler
Acting

Russell Hicks

Andrew McDowell

Russell Hicks
Acting

Diane Fisher

Marion Foster

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George P. Breakston

Ambrose

George P. Breakston
Acting

Nella Walker

Mrs. McDowell

Nella Walker
Acting

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)

Mae Marsh
Acting

George H. Reed

Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman

George H. Reed
Acting

Richard Clarke

Tom Harper

Richard Clarke
Acting

Al Herman

Tambo

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Charles Trowbridge

Mr. Foster

Charles Trowbridge
Acting

George Meeker

Henry Foster

George Meeker
Acting

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Foster

Leona Roberts
Acting

Charles Tannen

Morrison Foster

Charles Tannen
Acting

Clara Blandick

Mrs. Griffin

Clara Blandick
Acting

Harry Hayden

Erwin

Harry Hayden
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Esther Dale

Temperance Woman

Esther Dale
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Herbert Ashley

Detective

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Matthew Beard

Negro Boy

Matthew Beard
Acting

Georgie Billings

Office Boy

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James Blaine

Bartender

James Blaine
Acting

Georgia Caine

Ann Rowan

Georgia Caine
Visual Effects

Les Clark

Specialty

Les Clark
Acting

Dora Clement

Nurse

Dora Clement
Acting

Ruth Clifford

Bit Role

Ruth Clifford
Acting

Hal K. Dawson

Drunken Man on Riverboat

Hal K. Dawson
Acting

Dorothy Dearing

Bit Role

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Harry Denny

Guest

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Harry Depp

Dresser

Harry Depp
Acting

Claire Du Brey

Woman in Cafe

Claire Du Brey
Acting

Edward Earle

Master of Ceremonies

Edward Earle
Acting

Jesse Graves

Butler

Jesse Graves
Acting

Kay Griffith

Bit Role

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Acting

Charles Halton

Pond

Charles Halton
Acting

John Hamilton

Doctor

John Hamilton
Acting

Eleanor Hansen

Bit Role

Eleanor Hansen
Acting

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Agitator

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Acting

Tommy Hicks

Fat Boy

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Robert Homans

Sheriff

Robert Homans
Acting

Jean Houghton

Guest

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Selmer Jackson

Army Medical Examiner

Selmer Jackson
Acting

Gladden James

Hotel Clerk

Gladden James
Acting

Thaddeus Jones

Dan

No Image
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Robert Emmett Keane

Drunken Agitator

Robert Emmett Keane
Acting

Wright Kramer

Doctor

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Acting

Edward LeSaint

Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace

Edward LeSaint
Acting

George Magrill

Agitator

George Magrill
Acting

Bruce Mitchell

Jailer

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Bert Moorhouse

Attendant

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James C. Morton

Bartender

James C. Morton
Acting

Daisy Lee Mothershed

Maid

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Acting

Forbes Murray

Critic

Forbes Murray
Acting

David Newell

Guest

David Newell
Acting

William Newell

Bill, Stagehand

William Newell
Acting

George O'Hanlon

Ticket Taker

George O'Hanlon
Acting

Arthur Rankin

Clerk

Arthur Rankin
Acting

Herbert Rawlinson

Army Officer

Herbert Rawlinson
Acting

Tom Seidel

Bellboy

Tom Seidel
Acting

Larry Steers

Man on Riverboat

Larry Steers
Acting

Harry Strang

Boat Captain

Harry Strang
Acting

Harry Tenbrook

Jim, Saloon Waiter

Harry Tenbrook
Acting

Harry Tyler

Pianist

Harry Tyler
Acting

Bruce Warren

Orchestra Leader

No Image
Acting

Billy Wayne

Agitator

Billy Wayne
Acting

Cecil Weston

Landlady

No Image
Acting

Lloyd Whitlock

Critic

Lloyd Whitlock

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