I Dream of Jeanie | |
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Directed by | Allan Dwan |
Written by | Alan Le May (screenplay) |
Starring |
Bill Shirley Muriel Lawrence Ray Middleton Lynn Bari |
Music by | Robert Armbruster |
Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
Edited by | Fred Allen |
Production
company |
Republic Pictures
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Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
I Dream of Jeanie is a 1952 musical film based on the songs and life of Stephen Foster who wrote the 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).
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.