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Swanee River

The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour

6.7

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 breaks out. Typical of 20th Century Fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.

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Cast

Photo of Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Stephen Foster

Photo of Andrea Leeds

Andrea Leeds

Jane McDowell Foster

Photo of Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Edwin P. Christy

Photo of Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Henry Kleber

Photo of Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Bones

Photo of Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Andrew McDowell

Photo of George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

Ambrose

Photo of Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Mrs. McDowell

Photo of Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)

Photo of George H. Reed

George H. Reed

Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman

Photo of Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

Tom Harper

Photo of Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Mr. Foster

Photo of George Meeker

George Meeker

Henry Foster

Photo of Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Foster

Photo of Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Morrison Foster

Photo of Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Mrs. Griffin

Photo of Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Erwin

Photo of Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Temperance Woman

Photo of Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard

Negro Boy

Photo of James Blaine

James Blaine

Bartender

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