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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.
The beginning of Swanee River is played by Ed Norton (on the harmonica) before Ralph's apology in "A Matter of Record" (#1.15). In the episode, "The $99,000 Answer" (#1.19), Norton has a strange habit that before he can play any song, he always plays a few notes of "Old Folks at Home"/"Swanee River" to warm up.
Three Hollywood films have been made of Foster's life: Harmony Lane (1935) with Douglass Montgomery, Swanee River (1939) with Don Ameche, and I Dream of Jeanie (1952), with Bill Shirley. The 1939 production was one of Twentieth Century Fox's more ambitious efforts, filmed in Technicolor; the other two were low-budget affairs made by B-movie ...
Swanee River may refer to: Old Folks at Home , an 1851 song often known unofficially as "Swanee River", written by Stephen Foster Swanee River (1931 film) , an American film
Like many of Foster's songs, it was originally recorded on the phonograph in the early twentieth century; [20] 1911 saw its first recording, by Billy Murray, originally sung with the American Quartet. [21] The 1939 biopic about Foster Swanee River prominently features a performance of the tune by Al Jolson.
Swanee" is an American popular song from 1919 composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Irving Caesar. It is most often associated with singer Al Jolson . The song was written for a New York City revue called Demi-Tasse , which opened in October 1919 at the Capitol Theater.
May 6, 1939 Judy Garland [14] "The Merry Old Land of Oz" December 28, 1938 December 30, 1938 January 3, 1939 May 8, 1939 Frank Morgan, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Tyler Brook, Ralph Sudam, Bobby Watson, Oliver Smith, Charles Irwin, Lois January, Elivda Rizzo, Lorraine Bridges, and the MGM Studio Chorus [14] "If I Only Had a ...
Harmony Lane is a 1935 low-budget American film directed by Joseph Santley, based upon the life of Stephen Foster, released by Mascot Pictures.. This was the first sound film based on the life of the famous composer.