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Swanee River

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.

1939 |1h 24m |  Drama, Music, Thriller

Cast

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Don Ameche

Stephen Foster

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Andrea Leeds

Jane McDowell Foster

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Al Jolson

Edwin P. Christy

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Felix Bressart

Henry Kleber

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Chick Chandler

Bones

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Russell Hicks

Andrew McDowell

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George P. Breakston

Ambrose

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Nella Walker

Mrs. McDowell

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Mae Marsh

Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)

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George H. Reed

Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman

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Richard Clarke

Tom Harper

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Charles Trowbridge

Mr. Foster

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George Meeker

Henry Foster

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Leona Roberts

Mrs. Foster

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Charles Tannen

Morrison Foster

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Clara Blandick

Mrs. Griffin

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Harry Hayden

Erwin

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Esther Dale

Temperance Woman

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Matthew Beard

Negro Boy

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James Blaine

Bartender

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Georgia Caine

Ann Rowan

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Dora Clement

Nurse

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Ruth Clifford

Bit Role

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Hal K. Dawson

Drunken Man on Riverboat

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Harry Depp

Dresser

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Claire Du Brey

Woman in Cafe

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Edward Earle

Master of Ceremonies

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Jesse Graves

Butler

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Charles Halton

Pond

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John Hamilton

Doctor

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Eleanor Hansen

Bit Role

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Robert Homans

Sheriff

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Selmer Jackson

Army Medical Examiner

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Gladden James

Hotel Clerk

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Robert Emmett Keane

Drunken Agitator

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Edward LeSaint

Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace

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George Magrill

Agitator

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James C. Morton

Bartender

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Forbes Murray

Critic

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David Newell

Guest

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William Newell

Bill, Stagehand

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George O'Hanlon

Ticket Taker

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Arthur Rankin

Clerk

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Herbert Rawlinson

Army Officer

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Tom Seidel

Bellboy

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Larry Steers

Man on Riverboat

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Harry Strang

Boat Captain

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Harry Tenbrook

Jim, Saloon Waiter

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Harry Tyler

Pianist

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Billy Wayne

Agitator

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Lloyd Whitlock

Critic

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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