Director: Sidney Lanfield
Language
English
NMTW
64%
Mixed
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
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Don AmecheStephen Foster -
Andrea LeedsJane McDowell Foster
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Al JolsonEdwin P. Christy
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Felix BressartHenry Kleber
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Chick ChandlerBones
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Russell HicksAndrew McDowell
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George P. BreakstonAmbrose
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Nella WalkerMrs. McDowell
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Mae MarshMrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
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George H. ReedOld Joe, McDowell's Coachman
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Richard ClarkeTom Harper
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Charles TrowbridgeMr. Foster
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George MeekerHenry Foster
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Diane FisherMarion Foster
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Al HermanTambo
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| Domestic Box Office (USA): | 285 100 $ |
| Country: | USA |
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| Length: | 84 min |
Description:
Swanee River, a 1940 American biopic, tells the story of Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who develops a fondness for the South. He marries a Southern woman, but is later accused of siding with the Confederacy when the Civil War begins. In keeping with typical 20th Century Fox biopics of the era, the film takes more liberties with the facts than it does with historical accuracy.
| Alternative title: | Swanee River |
| Release year: | 1939 |
| Language: | English |
| Awards: | 🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total |
| Director: | Sidney Lanfield |
| Type: | Movie |
| Sub-genres: | biography songwriter |
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