Swanee River

Swanee River

Release: 1939 | Community Score: 67%

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

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Stephen Foster
Andrea Leeds

Andrea Leeds

Jane McDowell Foster
Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Edwin P. Christy
Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

Henry Kleber
Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Bones
Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Andrew McDowell
Diane Fisher

Diane Fisher

Marion Foster
George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

Ambrose
Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Mrs. McDowell
Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
George H. Reed

George H. Reed

Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

Tom Harper
Al Herman

Al Herman

Tambo
Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Mr. Foster
George Meeker

George Meeker

Henry Foster
Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Foster
Charles Tannen

Charles Tannen

Morrison Foster
Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Mrs. Griffin
Harry Hayden

Harry Hayden

Erwin
Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Temperance Woman
Herbert Ashley

Herbert Ashley

Detective
Matthew Beard

Matthew Beard

Negro Boy
Georgie Billings

Georgie Billings

Office Boy
James Blaine

James Blaine

Bartender
Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Ann Rowan
Les Clark

Les Clark

Specialty
Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Nurse
Ruth Clifford

Ruth Clifford

Bit Role
Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Drunken Man on Riverboat
Dorothy Dearing

Dorothy Dearing

Bit Role
Harry Denny

Harry Denny

Guest
Harry Depp

Harry Depp

Dresser
Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Woman in Cafe
Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Master of Ceremonies
Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

Butler
Kay Griffith

Kay Griffith

Bit Role
Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Pond
John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Doctor
Eleanor Hansen

Eleanor Hansen

Bit Role
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian

Agitator
Tommy Hicks

Tommy Hicks

Fat Boy
Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Sheriff
Jean Houghton

Jean Houghton

Guest
Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Army Medical Examiner
Gladden James

Gladden James

Hotel Clerk
Thaddeus Jones

Thaddeus Jones

Dan
Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Drunken Agitator
Wright Kramer

Wright Kramer

Doctor
Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace
George Magrill

George Magrill

Agitator
Bruce Mitchell

Bruce Mitchell

Jailer
Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Attendant
James C. Morton

James C. Morton

Bartender
Daisy Lee Mothershed

Daisy Lee Mothershed

Maid
Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Critic
David Newell

David Newell

Guest
William Newell

William Newell

Bill, Stagehand
George O'Hanlon

George O'Hanlon

Ticket Taker
Arthur Rankin

Arthur Rankin

Clerk
Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Army Officer
Tom Seidel

Tom Seidel

Bellboy
Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Man on Riverboat
Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Boat Captain
Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Jim, Saloon Waiter
Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Pianist
Bruce Warren

Bruce Warren

Orchestra Leader
Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Agitator
Cecil Weston

Cecil Weston

Landlady
Lloyd Whitlock

Lloyd Whitlock

Critic