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I Dream of Jeanie

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 30m
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5.9/10
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Eileen Christy, Muriel Lawrence, Ray Middleton, and Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
BiographyComedyDrama
The life and career of famed American composer Stephen Foster.The life and career of famed American composer Stephen Foster.The life and career of famed American composer Stephen Foster.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
223
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    • Allan Dwan
    • Alan Le May(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ray Middleton
    • Bill Shirley
    • Muriel Lawrence
    • Allan Dwan
    • Alan Le May(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ray Middleton
    • Bill Shirley
    • Muriel Lawrence
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    • 15User reviews
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    Eileen Christy and Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Ray Middleton in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Eileen Christy, Muriel Lawrence, Ray Middleton, and Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Eileen Christy, Muriel Lawrence, Ray Middleton, and Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Muriel Lawrence and Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Eileen Christy and Ray Middleton in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Eileen Christy and Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)
    Eileen Christy, Allan Dwan, and Bill Shirley in I Dream of Jeanie (1952)

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    Ray Middleton
    Ray Middleton
    • Edwin P. Christy
    Bill Shirley
    Bill Shirley
    • Stephen Foster
    Muriel Lawrence
    • Inez McDowell
    Eileen Christy
    Eileen Christy
    • Jeanie McDowell
    Rex Allen
    Rex Allen
    • Mr. Tambo
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Mrs. McDowell
    Dick Simmons
    Dick Simmons
    • Dunning Foster
    • (as Richard Simmons)
    Scott Elliott
    Scott Elliott
    • Milford Wilson
    • (as Robert Neil)
    Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    • R.E. Howard
    James Dobson
    James Dobson
    • Spike
    Percy Helton
    Percy Helton
    • Mr. Horker
    Glen Turnbull
    • Glenn Turnbull
    • (as Glenn Turnbull)
    • …
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Mammy
    James Kirkwood
    James Kirkwood
    • Doctor
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    • Freddie
    • (as Carl Dean Switzer)
    Fred Moultrie
    • Chitlin
    • (as Freddie Moultrie)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Leslie Bennett
    • Kid
    • (uncredited)
      • Allan Dwan
      • Alan Le May(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This film shows an extremely rare historical accuracy in films for costumes. Mrs. McDowell wears black dresses through the entire film; which is what a widow of the time would have done.
    • Goofs
      Early on in the film, one of Foster's young friends is critically injured when a buggy runs over him. Foster then gives all his money to the doctor to help pay the hospital bill and other costs. After this scene, we hear nothing about whether the boy has recovered or not...
    • Quotes

      [Stephen shows the sheet music from his first song to two of his friends]

      First Co-Worker: Let's see where it says you wrote it!

      Stephen Foster: Well, I guess it doesn't say.

      Second Co-Worker: Did you get much for it?

      Stephen Foster: Oh, he didn't pay me anything.

      First Co-Worker: Did you even get any royalties?

      Stephen Foster: Listen, he's doing me a big favor just to print it - didn't charge me a cent.

      Second Co-Worker: Boy, how 'bout that minstrel man, Christy? Didn't he pay ya?

      Stephen Foster: Certainly not. I'm proud to have him sing it.

      First Co-Worker: Gee, it looks like you oughta get a little something just for thinkin' it up!

    • Connections
      Referenced in ER: Stuck on You (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh! Susanna
      Written by Stephen Foster

      Performed by Ray Middleton

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    8/10
    Some good music
    This is purportedly the story of Stephen Foster but bears no resemblance to his real life. It is more than 80% pure fiction and its only saving grace is a load of his music and some very good performances of it. Foster is portrayed as a wimp who is so besotted with a girl who is so obviously a self-centered brat that he swears that he will give up writing music if she will marry him (she doesn't). Many of the facts of Foster's life are portrayed here, his association with Christy, his lack of copyrights, his not being paid royalties, etc., but the basic story is pure Hollywood. Watch it for the good old music but beware, there is a long black face Minstrel show which will jolt many who grew up in recent years. Tacky by today's overly sensitive standards the minstrel show was still alive and well in the 1940s and into the 50s. Foster died, penniless and alone, at an early age but his music lives on and is well represented in this film.
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    • Jun 11, 2012

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      • June 15, 1952 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes

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