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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 Suwanee (given as "Swanee") is the locale of the protagonist's longed-for home in two famous songs: Steven Fosters 1851 "Old Folks at Home", which is commonly called by its first line ("Way down upon the Swanee River") or just "Swanee River", [13] and George Gershwin's 1919 song "Swanee" (partly inspired by Foster's song) [14] made a #1 hit ...
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
Don Ameche (/ ə ˈ m iː tʃ i /; born Dominic Felix Amici; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) [1] was an American actor, comedian and vaudevillian.After playing in college shows, repertory theatre, and vaudeville, he became a major radio star in the early 1930s, which led to the offer of a movie contract from 20th Century Fox in 1935.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes $1,000 a Touchdown: James P. Hogan: Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward: Comedy: Paramount: 20,000 Men a Year: Alfred ...
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.
The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten films nominated for Best Picture at the 12th Academy Awards (which honored the best in film for 1939)—Dark Victory, Gone with the Wind, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Love Affair, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ninotchka, Of Mice and Men, Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, and Wuthering Heights—range in genre and are ...
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.