''Down Upon the Suwanee River'' is a 1925 American
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by Lem F. Kennedy and starring
Charles Emmett Mack
Charles Emmett Mack (November 25, 1900 – March 17, 1927), was an American film actor during the silent film era. He appeared in 17 films between 1916 and 1927.
Biography
Born Charles Emmett McNerney in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to an Irish f ...
,
Mary Thurman
Mary Thurman (née Christiansen; April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Early life
Mary Christiansen was born in Richfield, Utah on April 27, 1895, one of seven children raised in the Church of ...
and
Arthur Donaldson.
[Hunter p.252] The spelling of the film's titled varied with uses of both ''Swanee'' and ''Suwannee'' also used. In Britain it was released by
Wardour Films Wardour may refer to:
* Vale of Wardour, a valley in Wiltshire, England
** Wardour, Wiltshire, a village and former parish
** Wardour Castle, a ruined castle
** New Wardour Castle, a country house
* Wardour, a neighborhood in Annapolis, Maryland
...
.
Cast
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Charles Emmett Mack
Charles Emmett Mack (November 25, 1900 – March 17, 1927), was an American film actor during the silent film era. He appeared in 17 films between 1916 and 1927.
Biography
Born Charles Emmett McNerney in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to an Irish f ...
as Bill Ruble
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Mary Thurman
Mary Thurman (née Christiansen; April 27, 1895 – December 22, 1925) was an American actress of the silent film era.
Early life
Mary Christiansen was born in Richfield, Utah on April 27, 1895, one of seven children raised in the Church of ...
as Mary Norwood
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Arthur Donaldson as Dais Norwood
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Walter Merrill
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...
as Herbert Norwood
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Walter P. Lewis as Reverend John Banner
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Blanche Davenport as Old Mag
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Charles Shannon as Hoss-Fly Henson
References
Bibliography
* James Michael Hunter. ''Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon, Volume 2''. ABC-CLIO, 2013.
External links
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1925 films
1925 drama films
1920s English-language films
American silent feature films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
1920s American films
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