Down Upon the Suwanee River

Down Upon the Suwanee River (1925)

Bill Ruble, whose atheism earns him the dislike of his fellow townspeople, elopes with Mary Norwood. Bill is falsely accused of theft and leaves town, signing up as a deckhand on a ship sailing around the world. A baby is born to Mary in Bill's absence, and she is disowned by friend and neighbor alike. She attempts to drown herself in the river, but an old Negro rescues her. Mary returns home and finds Bill there. He has become a true believer and a member of the church during his travels, and he and Mary are happily reunited.

Date of release
1925-10-21
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
Lem F. Kennedy

Casting

Interesting facts

Down Upon the Suwanee River is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Lem F. Kennedy and starring Charles Emmett Mack, Mary Thurman, and Arthur Donaldson. The spelling of the film's title, which is from the first line of the Stephen Foster song "Old Folks at Home", varied with both Swanee and Suwannee used. In Britain it was released by Wardour Films.

Production

Down Upon the Suwanee River was filmed on location in Florida, and actress Mary Thurman caught malaria. She finished the film and went to New York City where she was admitted to a hospital. She succumbed to a case of pneumonia on December 22, 1925, at age 30.

Uncle Jasper is noted as being an early example of a positive black character in a film.

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