Swanee River
1939 · Movie · 84 min. · United States
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.
Direction Sidney Lanfield
Cast Don Ameche · Andrea Leeds · Al Jolson · Felix Bressart · Chick Chandler · Russell Hicks
Soundtrack Robert Russell Bennett · David Buttolph · Cyril J. Mockridge · Rudy Schrager
Screenplay Philip Dunne · John Taintor Foote
Cinematography Bert Glennon
Original title Swanee River
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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