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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
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	Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Distributed by	Sono Art-World Wide Pictures
Release date	March 15, 1931
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

An 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

• 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

Bibliography

• 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

• Swanee River at IMDb

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