Swanee River (1939)

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Country: USA
Genres: Biography, Drama, Musical
Release: 1940-01-05
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writers: John Taintor Foote , Philip Dunne (I) (1908–1992)
Language: English
Stars: Don Ameche , Andrea Leeds , Al Jolson , Felix Bressart , Chick Chandler , Russell Hicks , George Reed , Richard Clarke , Diane Fisher , George P. Breakston
Runtime: 84 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: Swanee River (United Kingdom) , Río abajo (Mexico) , Swanee River: The Story of Stephen C. Foster (United States of America) , O Coração de um Trovador (Brazil) , Sången från södern (Sweden) , To tragoudi tou ponou (Greece) , Melodija rijeke , Melodija rijeke (Croatia) , Swanee River , Sangen fra syden (Denmark) , Il canto del fiume (Italy) , Coração de um Trovador (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Life of Stephen Foster , Swanee River (United States of America) , Swanee River: The Story of Stephen Foster (Canada) , 懐しのスワニー (Japan)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0031996