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Swanee River

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.

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Swanee River

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Overview

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.

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🎬 Type: Movie

📅 Year: 1939

Rating: 7.0/10

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Don Ameche

Stephen Foster

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Andrea Leeds

Jane McDowell Foster

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Al Jolson

Edwin P. Christy

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Felix Bressart

Henry Kleber

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Chick Chandler

Bones

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Russell Hicks

Andrew McDowell

Diane Fisher

Marion Foster

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George P. Breakston

Ambrose

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