Swanee River

US (1939): Musical/Drama

Sidney Lanfield directs this more fictional than factual Technicolor^© biography of Stephen Foster from 20th Century-Fox. Songwriter from Pittsburgh (Don Ameche) falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Andrea Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out. Al Jolson, in his last credited on-screen performance, appears as Edwin P. Christy. (IMDb)

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