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Swanee River (1939) Poster

(1939)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Sidney Lanfield

Writing Credits  

John Taintor Foote ... (screenplay) and
Philip Dunne ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Don Ameche ... Stephen Foster
Andrea Leeds ... Jane McDowell Foster
Al Jolson ... Edwin P. Christy
Felix Bressart ... Henry Kleber
Chick Chandler ... Bones
Russell Hicks ... Andrew McDowell
George Reed ... Old Joe, McDowell's Coachman
Richard Clarke ... Tom Harper
Diane Fisher Diane Fisher ... Marion Foster
George P. Breakston ... Ambrose
Al Herman Al Herman ... Tambo
Charles Trowbridge ... Mr. Foster
George Meeker ... Henry Foster
Leona Roberts ... Mrs. Foster
Charles Tannen ... Morrison Foster
Clara Blandick ... Mrs. Griffin
Nella Walker ... Mrs. McDowell
Harry Hayden Harry Hayden ... Erwin
Esther Dale ... Temperance Woman
Hall Johnson Choir Hall Johnson Choir ... Musical Ensemble
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herbert Ashley ... Detective (uncredited)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard ... Negro Boy (uncredited)
Georgie Billings Georgie Billings ... Office Boy (uncredited)
James Blaine ... Bartender (uncredited)
Georgia Caine ... Ann Rowan (uncredited)
Les Clark Les Clark ... Specialty (uncredited)
Dora Clement ... Nurse (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson Hal K. Dawson ... Drunken Man on Riverboat (uncredited)
Dorothy Dearing ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Harry Denny Harry Denny ... Guest (uncredited)
Harry Depp Harry Depp ... Dresser (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey ... Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
Edward Earle ... Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Jesse Graves ... Butler (uncredited)
Kay Griffith Kay Griffith ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Charles Halton ... Pond (uncredited)
John Hamilton ... Doctor (uncredited)
Eleanor Hansen ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian ... Agitator (uncredited)
Tommy Hicks Tommy Hicks ... Fat Boy (uncredited)
Robert Homans ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Jean Houghton Jean Houghton ... Guest (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Army Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Gladden James ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Thaddeus Jones Thaddeus Jones ... Dan (uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane ... Drunken Agitator (uncredited)
Wright Kramer Wright Kramer ... Doctor (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint ... Jonathan Fry, Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Agitator (uncredited)
Mae Marsh ... Mrs. Jonathan Fry (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell Bruce Mitchell ... Jailer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse ... Attendant (uncredited)
James C. Morton ... Bartender (uncredited)
Daisy Lee Mothershed Daisy Lee Mothershed ... Maid (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Critic (uncredited)
David Newell ... Guest (uncredited)
William Newell ... Bill, Stagehand (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon ... Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Arthur Rankin ... Clerk (uncredited)
Herbert Rawlinson ... Army Officer (uncredited)
Tom Seidel ... Bellboy (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Man on Riverboat (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Boat Captain (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Jim, Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Tyler ... Pianist (uncredited)
Bruce Warren Bruce Warren ... Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Agitator (uncredited)
Cecil Weston Cecil Weston ... Landlady (uncredited)
Lloyd Whitlock ... Critic (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke Katherine Yorke ... Woman on the dock (uncredited)

Produced by 

Kenneth Macgowan ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by 

Robert Russell Bennett ... (uncredited)
David Buttolph ... (uncredited)
Cyril J. Mockridge ... (uncredited)
Rudy Schrager ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Bert Glennon ... director of photography

Editing by 

Louis R. Loeffler

Casting By 

Lew Schreiber ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Richard Day
Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration by 

Thomas Little

Costume Design by 

Royer

Sound Department 

W.D. Flick ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department 

Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

Music Department 

Hall Johnson ... choral arranger
Louis Silvers ... musical director

Additional Crew 

Nick Castle ... choreographer (as Nicholas Castle)
Geneva Sawyer ... choreographer

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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