Film
Swanee River
1939· NR· 1h 24m· Drama· Music· Thriller
“The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour”
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.
1939-12-29
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorSidney Lanfield
ScreenplayJohn Taintor Foote
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck
Director of PhotographyBert Glennon
Original Music ComposerLouis Silvers
EditorLouis R. Loeffler
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 10 crew)
Details
Released1939-12-29
Runtime1h 24m · NR
StatusReleased
Studios20th Century Fox
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.0/10 · 4 votes
Original languageen
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