Swanee River (1939)
Drama
Music
Thriller
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.
Cast
Stephen Foster
Jane McDowell Foster
Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Tom Harper
Tambo
Mr. Foster
Henry Foster
Mrs. Foster
Morrison Foster
Mrs. Griffin
Erwin
Temperance Woman
Edwin P. Christy
Detective
Negro Boy
Office Boy
Bartender
Ann Rowan
Specialty
Nurse
Bit Role
Drunken Man on Riverboat
Bit Role
Henry Kleber
Guest
Dresser
Woman in Cafe
Master of Ceremonies
Butler
Bit Role
Pond
Doctor
Bit Role
Agitator
Bones
Fat Boy
Sheriff
Guest
Army Medical Examiner
Hotel Clerk
Dan
Drunken Agitator
Doctor
Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace
Agitator
Andrew McDowell
Jailer
Attendant
Bartender
Critic
Guest
Bill, Stagehand
Ticket Taker
Clerk
Army Officer
Marion Foster
Bellboy
Man on Riverboat
Boat Captain
Jim, Saloon Waiter
Pianist
Orchestra Leader
Agitator
Landlady
Critic
Ambrose
Mrs. McDowell
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Producer
Editor
Art Direction
Art Direction
Costume Design
Director of Photography