Swanee River

1939·United States·84 min.

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More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.

DirectorSidney Lanfield

ScreenwriterPhilip Dunne·John Taintor Foote

MusicRobert Russell Bennett·David Buttolph·Cyril J. Mockridge·Rudy Schrager

CinematographyBert Glennon

CastDon Ameche·Andrea Leeds·Al Jolson·Felix Bressart·Chick Chandler·Russell Hicks

Original titleSwanee River