Swanee River is a 1931 American musical drama film directed by Raymond Cannon and starring Grant Withers, Thelma Todd and Philo McCullough.[1][2] It is now considered a lost film.
| Swanee River | |
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| Directed by | Raymond Cannon |
| Written by | Arthur Hoerl Barbara Chambers Woods |
| Produced by | Harry S. Webb Flora E. Douglas |
| Starring | Grant Withers Thelma Todd Philo McCullough |
| Cinematography | William Nobles |
| Edited by | Fred Bain |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sono Art-World Wide Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAn energy company plans to flood a Tennessee Valley in order to construct a new hydro power plant. Northern engineer Garry arrives in the area to oversee the project. He falls in love with Caroline, the adopted daughter of local landowner Colonel Bradford but makes an enemy of the Colonel's nephew Jack. Jack kills the Colonel during a dispute and tries to frame Garry. He then destroys a dam which leads to Caroline being trapped in a cave until she is rescued by Garry.
Cast
edit- Grant Withers as Garry
- Thelma Todd as Caroline
- Philo McCullough as Jack Bradford
- Walter Miller as Morton
- Palmer Morrison as Colonel Bradford
- Robert Frazier as Esau
- The Russell Wooding's Jubilee Singers as Singers
References
editBibliography
edit- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
edit- Swanee River at IMDb
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