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Swanee River is a 1939 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, and Felix Bressart. It is a 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.
Swanee River. 1 nomination. Academy Awards, USA. 1940 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Scoring. Louis Silvers. Contribute to this page. Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Swanee River (1939) officially released in Canada in English? Please see our guide to updating awards. See more gaps. Learn more about contributing.
"Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River") is a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida, although in 2008 the original lyrics were revised. [1] It is Roud Folk Song Index no. 13880. [2]
With Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, Felix Bressart. More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.
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- Biography, Drama, Musical
- Sidney Lanfield
- 1940-01-05
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Swanee River is a 1939 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, and Felix Bressart. It is a 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.
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