Swanee River (1939)

Movie"The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour"
Swanee River
NR 1 hr 24 minDec 29th, 1939Drama, Thriller, Music
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.
StarringDon AmecheAndrea LeedsAl Jolson
DirectorSidney Lanfield

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 29th, 1939
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
biographysongwriter