
Swanee River
The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour
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.
DramaMusicThriller
Swanee River
Rating
6.5/10
Release Date
1939-12-29
Runtime
84 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Don Ameche
Stephen Foster

Andrea Leeds
Jane McDowell Foster

Al Jolson
Edwin P. Christy

Felix Bressart
Henry Kleber

Chick Chandler
Bones

Russell Hicks
Andrew McDowell

Diane Fisher
Marion Foster

George P. Breakston
Ambrose

Nella Walker
Mrs. McDowell

Mae Marsh
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)

George H. Reed
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman

Richard Clarke
Tom Harper
Production Companies

20th Century Fox