1939NR· 84 min
Swanee River
The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour
Drama Thriller
6.7 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, Felix Bressart, Chick Chandler
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biographysongwriter
