Swanee River (1939)
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.
Released: Dec 29, 1939
Runtime: 84 minutes
Stars: Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, Felix Bressart, Chick Chandler, Russell Hicks
Crew: Sidney Lanfield (Director), John Taintor Foote (Screenplay), Philip Dunne (Screenplay), Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer), Louis R. Loeffler (Editor), Richard Day (Art Direction)
