Synopsis
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.
Original title Swanee River
IMDb Rating 6.3
Director
Director
Cast
Stephen Foster
Jane McDowell Foster
Edwin P. Christy
Henry Kleber
Bones
Andrew McDowell
Marion Foster
Ambrose
Mrs. McDowell
Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Old Joe
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