Swanee River 84 years old

The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour

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 Cast

Name Character
Chick Chandler He was 34, 83 years old when he died as Bones
Clara Blandick She was 59, 81 years old when she died as Mrs. Griffin
Charles Halton He was 63, 83 years old when he died as Pond
Larry Steers He was 51, 63 years old when he died as Man on Riverboat
Russell Hicks He was 44, 61 years old when he died as Andrew McDowell
Selmer Jackson He was 51, 82 years old when he died as Army Medical Examiner
Diane Fisher as Marion Foster
Al Jolson He was 53, 64 years old when he died as Edwin P. Christy
Billy Wayne He was 42, 73 years old when he died as Agitator
Charles Tannen He was 24, 65 years old when he died as Morrison Foster
Harry Tyler He was 51, 73 years old when he died as Pianist
Hal K. Dawson He was 43, 90 years old when he died as Drunken Man on Riverboat
Dora Clement She was 48, now 132 years old as Nurse
Robert Homans He was 62, 69 years old when he died as Sheriff
Lloyd Whitlock He was 48, 75 years old when he died as Critic
George Meeker He was 35, 80 years old when he died as Henry Foster
Edward LeSaint He was 69, 69 years old when he died as Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace
Harry Tenbrook He was 52, 72 years old when he died as Jim, Saloon Waiter
Harry Strang He was 47, 79 years old when he died as Boat Captain
Herbert Rawlinson He was 54, 67 years old when he died as Army Officer
Charles Trowbridge He was 57, 85 years old when he died as Mr. Foster
Bruce Mitchell He was 30, 43 years old when he died as Jailer
Nella Walker She was 53, 85 years old when she died as Mrs. McDowell
George O'Hanlon He was 27, 76 years old when he died as Ticket Taker
Claire Du Brey She was 47, 100 years old when she died as Woman in Cafe
Ruth Clifford She was 39, 98 years old when she died as Bit Role
George Reed He was 33, 46 years old when he died as Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Tom Seidel as Bellboy
Bert Moorhouse He was 45, 59 years old when he died as Attendant
James C. Morton He was 55, 58 years old when he died as Bartender
George P. Breakston He was 19, 51 years old when he died as Ambrose
Harry Depp He was 56, 74 years old when he died as Dresser
Les Clark He was 32, 71 years old when he died as Specialty
Arthur Rankin He was 123, 77 years old when he died as Clerk
Tommy Hicks He was 4, now 79 years old as Fat Boy
Esther Dale She was 54, 75 years old when she died as Temperance Woman
George Magrill He was 39, 52 years old when he died as Agitator
Harry Hayden He was 57, 72 years old when he died as Erwin
Felix Bressart He was 47, 57 years old when he died as Henry Kleber
Dorothy Dearing She was 26, 52 years old when she died as Bit Role
Gladden James He was 51, 60 years old when he died as Hotel Clerk
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard He was 14, 56 years old when he died as Negro Boy
Richard Clarke as Tom Harper
William Newell He was 45, 73 years old when he died as Bill, Stagehand
Al Herman He was 12, 33 years old when he died as Tambo
Cecil Weston She was 50, 86 years old when she died as Landlady
Eleanor Hansen as Bit Role
Edward Earle He was 57, 90 years old when he died as Master of Ceremonies
John Hamilton He was 52, 71 years old when he died as Doctor
Robert Emmett Keane He was 56, 98 years old when he died as Drunken Agitator
Bruce Warren He was 35, 45 years old when he died as Orchestra Leader
Mae Marsh She was 45, 73 years old when she died as Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Don Ameche He was 31, 85 years old when he died as Stephen Foster
Andrea Leeds She was 25, 69 years old when she died as Jane McDowell Foster
Leona Roberts She was 60, 74 years old when she died as Mrs. Foster
Forbes Murray He was 55, 98 years old when he died as Critic
David Newell He was 1, 41 years old when he died as Guest

Swanee River Crew

Name Department
Louis R. Loeffler as Editor. He was 42 (75) years old when He died Editing
John Taintor Foote as Screenplay. He was 58 (68) years old when He died Writing
Joseph C. Wright as Art Direction. He was 47 (92) years old when He died Art
Richard Day as Art Direction. He was 43 (76) years old when He died Art
Sidney Lanfield as Director. He was 41 (74) years old when He died Directing
Philip Dunne as Screenplay. He was 31 (84) years old when He died Writing
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Swanee River (84 years)

The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour

  • Release day: Friday, December 29, 1939
  • Runtime: 84 minutes