Swanee River

Swanee River (1939)

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

Summary

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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Directing Sidney Lanfield Director
Writing John Taintor Foote Screenplay
Writing Philip Dunne Screenplay
Production Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
Editing Louis R. Loeffler Editor
Art Richard Day Art Direction
Art Joseph C. Wright Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Royer Costume Design
Camera Bert Glennon Director of Photography