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About this product
Product Identifiers
ProducerDarryl F. Zanuck, Kenneth Macgowan, Richard Poche
UPC0024543842125
eBay Product ID (ePID)20046035490
Product Key Features
Movie/TV TitleSwanee River
DirectorSidney Lanfield
LanguageEnglish
RatingNR
Release Year1939
FormatDVD
GenreMusical
StudioFox Mod
Sub-GenreBiography
Dimensions
Item Height0.56 in
Item Weight0.27 lb
Item Length7.49 in
Item Width5.50 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Ratings and reviews
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- 27 Aug, 2024
Tuneful Insight Into A Musical Genius
Good, upbeat movie. Spoiler alert of the end - I hadn't considered that as a writer of primarily Southern songs, Stephen Foster, would fall out of favor in the North during the Civil War. ...Seems an obvious reaction when one thinks about it. However, the movie botches its own ending and potential for a much more powerful conclusion. ...It's concert night. The audience is hostile. Mr. Foster doesn't show up, and in fact is reported as having died. ...But his last song will be played as a tribute to him. Song played and the crowd erupts into mass cheers. ...Only it's the wrong song. The point was that he was not popular because of his typical Southern subject matter -- so what does the movie play? 'Swanee River' - a song taking place along the Florida/Georgia border and totally in the vein of why everyone dislikes him so much. No reason to cheer, and the movie shoots itself in its own celluloid foot. Meanwhile, his lovely REAL last song was 'Beautiful Dreamer'. If the movie had done that - though it isn't a rousing song - it would have been more credible convincing the audience that he was the American musical genius, still and ever worthy of their praise. The End.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Dec, 2020
Nostalgic Musical at its Best
Entertainment at its best. I've always been a fan of Al Jolson and hearing him sing songs in this movie is very fulfilling. The acting is great, so look forward to a satisfying film.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Jul, 2021
Don't make them like this anymore.
Great film of a different era.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 05 Dec, 2019
***
wish it had closed captionVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 25 May, 2024
awesome
awesomeVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
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