I Dream of Jeanie (film)

1952 film by Allan Dwan

For other uses, see I Dream of Jeannie (disambiguation).

I Dream of Jeanie

Film poster

Directed by| Allan Dwan
Written by| Alan Le May (screenplay)
Starring| Bill Shirley
Muriel Lawrence
Ray Middleton
Lynn Bari
Cinematography| Reggie Lanning
Edited by| Fred Allen
Music by| Robert Armbruster

Production
company

Republic Pictures

Distributed by| Republic Pictures

Release date

* June 15, 1952 (1952-06-15) (United States)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

I Dream of Jeanie is a 1952 American historical musical film based on the songs and life of Stephen Foster who wrote the 1854 song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" from which the title is taken. The film was directed by Allan Dwan for Republic Pictures and was shot in Trucolor.

The film is also known as I Dream of Jeanie (with the Light Brown Hair).[1]

## Plot summary[edit]

In 1849 the song Oh, Susannah is a nationwide hit—but bookkeeper Stephen Foster has given his work to several music houses without charge and without credit. His refined true love Inez McDowell, a classically trained singer, despises popular music, especially Stephen's songs. Foster's world changes when Edwin P. Christy sets him straight on the music business and launches his career as an author of the songs the Christy Minstrels use in their shows.

## Cast[edit]

* Ray Middleton as Edwin P. Christy
* Bill Shirley as Stephen Foster
* Muriel Lawrence as Inez McDowell
* Eileen Christy as Jeanie McDowell
* Rex Allen as Mr Tambo / Rex Allen / Narrator
* Lynn Bari as Mrs. McDowell
* Dick Simmons as Dunning Foster
* Scott Elliott as Milford Wilson
* Andrew Tombes as R.E. Howard
* James Dobson as Spike
* Percy Helton as Mr. Horker
* Glen Turnbull as Glenn Turnbull / Speciality Dancer
* Louise Beavers as Mammy
* James Kirkwood as Doctor
* Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer as Freddie
* Fred Moultrie as Chitlin

## Soundtrack[edit]

* Ray Middleton - "Oh! Susanna" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Bill Shirley, Ray Middleton and Eileen Christy - "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Muriel Lawrence - "On Wings of Song" (Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
* Muriel Lawrence - "Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark" (Music by H.R. Bishop, words by William Shakespeare from Venus and Adonis)
* Ray Middleton - "Nelly Bly" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Ray Middleton - "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Ray Middleton and Company - "Ring de Banjo" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Ray Middleton - "Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Bill Shirley - "Beautiful Dreamer" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* "Rex Allen" - "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Danced by Glen Turnbull - "Gwine to Rune All Night (De Camptown Races)" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Ray Middleton and Company - "Queen of Mirth" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Eileen Christy - "Haunting My Dreams at Night" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Muriel Lawrence and Eileen Christy - "You Must Wear a Dainty Ribbon in Your Hair" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* "Old Black Joe" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Ray Middleton - "Glendy Burke" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* Bill Shirley and Eileen Christy - "I Can Still See Her in My Dreams" (Written by Stephen Foster)
* "Old Dog Tray" (Written by Stephen Foster)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Film title card. "I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (1952)", Internet Archive. Retrieved August 20, 2011.

## External links[edit]

* I Dream of Jeanie at IMDb
* I Dream of Jeanie at Internet Archive

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Stephen Foster

* List of songs

Songs|

Minstrel songs
Angelina Baker (1850)
Camptown Races (1850)
The Glendy Burk (1860)
My Old Kentucky Home (1853)
Oh! Susanna (1848)
Ring, Ring de Banjo (1851)
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (1851)

Parlor songs
Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway
Open Thy Lattice Love
Beautiful Dreamer (1864)
Hard Times Come Again No More (1854)
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (1854)
Old Black Joe (1853)
Willie Has Gone to War (1862)

History and
biographers|

The Stephen Foster Collection and archive
Morrison Foster
Horace Waters
Harold Vincent Milligan
Henrietta Crosman
Evelyn Foster Morneweck

Films, musicals,
recordings|

Films
Harmony Lane
I Dream of Jeanie
Swanee River
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (anime)

Musicals
Stephen Foster - The Musical
Hard Times

Recordings
Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster

State Parks|

My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Stephen C. Foster State Park

Family|

* Jane Foster Wiley (wife)
* Marion Foster Welch (daughter)
* William Foster (father)
* Eliza Foster (mother)
* Morrison Foster (brother)

Related|

* Stephen Foster Handicap
* Stephen Foster Memorial
* Stephen Foster Memorial Day
* Stephen Foster (sculpture)
* Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar

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Films directed by Allan Dwan

1910s|

* Woman's Honor (1913)
* Calamity Anne's Vanity (1913)
* Quicksands (1913)
* The Greater Love (1913)
* Her Big Story (1913)
* The Restless Spirit (1913)
* Back to Life (1913)
* Red Margaret, Moonshiner (1913)
* Bloodhounds of the North (1913)
* The Lie (1914)
* The Honor of the Mounted (1914)
* Remember Mary Magdalen (1914)
* Discord and Harmony (1914)
* The Menace to Carlotta (1914)
* The Embezzler (1914)
* The Lamb, the Woman, the Wolf (1914)
* The End of the Feud (1914)
* The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914)
* The Unlawful Trade (1914)
* The Forbidden Room (1914)
* The Hopes of Blind Alley (1914)
* Richelieu (1914)
* The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch (1914)
* Wildflower (1914)
* The County Chairman (1914)
* The Straight Road (1914)
* The Conspiracy (1914)
* The Dancing Girl (1915)
* A Small Town Girl (1915)
* David Harum (1915)
* The Love Route (1915)
* The Commanding Officer (1915)
* May Blossom (1915)
* The Pretty Sister of Jose (1915)
* A Girl of Yesterday (1915)
* Jordan Is a Hard Road (1915)
* The Habit of Happiness (1916)
* The Good Bad-Man (1916)
* An Innocent Magdalene (1916)
* Manhattan Madness (1916)
* Fifty-Fifty (1916)
* Accusing Evidence (1916)
* Fighting Odds (1917)
* A Modern Musketeer (1917)
* Panthea (1917)
* Headin' South (1918)
* Mr. Fix-It (1918)
* Bound in Morocco (1918)
* He Comes Up Smiling (1918)
* Cheating Cheaters (1919)
* Soldiers of Fortune (1919)

1920s|

* The Luck of the Irish (1920)
* The Scoffer (1920)
* The Forbidden Thing (1920)
* A Splendid Hazard (1920)
* A Perfect Crime (1921)
* The Sin of Martha Queed (1921)
* A Broken Doll (1921)
* The Hidden Woman (1922)
* Robin Hood (1922)
* Lawful Larceny (1923)
* Zaza (1923)
* Big Brother (1923)
* A Society Scandal (1924)
* Manhandled (1924)
* Her Love Story (1924)
* Wages of Virtue (1924)
* Argentine Love (1924)
* The Coast of Folly (1925)
* Night Life of New York (1925)
* Stage Struck (1925)
* Sea Horses (1926)
* Padlocked (1926)
* Tin Gods (1926)
* Summer Bachelors (1926)
* The Music Master (1927)
* The Joy Girl (1927)
* East Side, West Side (1927)
* French Dressing (1927)
* The Big Noise (1928)
* The Iron Mask (1929)
* Tide of Empire (1929)
* The Far Call (1929)
* Frozen Justice (1929)
* South Sea Rose (1929)

1930s|

* What a Widow! (1930)
* Man to Man (1930)
* Chances (1931)
* Wicked (1931)
* While Paris Sleeps (1932)
* Her First Affaire (1932)
* Counsel's Opinion (1933)
* I Spy (1934)
* Black Sheep (1935)
* Navy Wife (1935)
* Song and Dance Man (1936)
* Human Cargo (1936)
* High Tension (1936)
* 15 Maiden Lane (1936)
* Woman-Wise (1937)
* That I May Live (1937)
* One Mile from Heaven (1937)
* Heidi (1937)
* Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
* Suez (1938)
* Josette (1938)
* The Three Musketeers (1939)
* The Gorilla (1939)

1940s|

* Frontier Marshal (1939)
* Sailor's Lady (1940)
* Young People (1940)
* Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)
* Look Who's Laughing (1941)
* Rise and Shine (1941)
* Friendly Enemies (1942)
* Here We Go Again (1942)
* Around the World (1943)
* Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)
* Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
* Brewster's Millions (1945)
* Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)
* Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
* Calendar Girl (1947)
* Northwest Outpost (1947)
* Driftwood (1947)
* The Inside Story (1948)
* Angel in Exile (1948)
* Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

1950s|

* Surrender (1950)
* Belle Le Grand (1951)
* The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
* I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
* Montana Belle (1952)
* Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
* Sweethearts on Parade (1953)
* Flight Nurse (1953)
* Silver Lode (1954)
* Passion (1954)
* Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
* Escape to Burma (1955)
* Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
* Tennessee's Partner (1955)
* Slightly Scarlet (1956)
* Hold Back the Night (1956)
* The River's Edge (1957)
* The Restless Breed (1957)
* Enchanted Island (1958)

1960s|

* Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)

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