Swanee River 84 years old
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.
Credits
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 |
| Diane Fisher | as Marion Foster |
| Selmer Jackson He was 51, 82 years old when he died | as Army Medical Examiner |
| Al Jolson He was 53, 64 years old when he died | as Edwin P. Christy |
| Harry Tyler He was 51, 73 years old when he died | as Pianist |
| 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 |
| Hal K. Dawson He was 43, 90 years old when he died | as Drunken Man on Riverboat |
| Dora Clement She was 48, now 133 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 |
| George Reed He was 33, 46 years old when he died | as Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman |
| 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 |
| 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 80 years old | as Fat Boy |
| George Magrill He was 39, 52 years old when he died | as Agitator |
| Esther Dale She was 54, 75 years old when she died | as Temperance Woman |
| 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 |
| Bruce Warren He was 35, 45 years old when he died | as Orchestra Leader |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
Swanee River (84 years)
The Story of Stephen C. Foster - The Great American Troubadour
- Release day: Friday, December 29, 1939
- Runtime: 84 minutes