I Dream of Jeanie
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I Dream of Jeanie is a 1952 American film that is a remake of the 1939 (released in 1940) version of Swanee River
. The film was directed by Allan Dwan
.
The film is also known as I Dream of Jeannie (with the Light Brown Hair).
, who wrote the song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
" from which the title is taken.
Swanee River (film)
Swanee River is a biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out...
. The film was directed by Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.-Early life:...
.
The film is also known as I Dream of Jeannie (with the Light Brown Hair).
Plot summary
The film tells the story of songwriter Stephen FosterStephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster , known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century...
, who wrote the song "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is a parlor song by Stephen Foster . It was published by Firth, Pond & Co. of New York in 1854. Foster wrote the song with his wife Jane McDowell in mind. "Jeanie" was a notorious beneficiary of the ASCAP boycott of 1941...
" from which the title is taken.
Cast
- Ray MiddletonRay MiddletonRaymond Earl Middleton, Jr. , known and billed as Ray Middleton, was an American character actor.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Middleton was the first actor to play Superman in public, which he did on July 3, 1940, during the 1939 New York World's Fair's "Superman Day"...
as Edwin P. Christy - Bill ShirleyBill ShirleyBill Shirley was an American actor, perhaps most famous for voicing Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty in 1959. Another famous voice role of his was an uncredited role as the singing voice of Freddy Einsford-Hill in My Fair Lady...
as Stephen FosterStephen FosterStephen Collins Foster , known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century... - Muriel Lawrence as Inez McDowell
- Eileen Christy as Jeanie McDowell
- Rex AllenRex AllenRex Elvie Allen was an American film actor, singer and songwriter, known as the Arizona Cowboy, particularly known as the narrator in many Disney nature and Western film productions. For contributions to the recording industry, Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-Family...
as Mr Tambo / Rex Allen / Narrator - Lynn BariLynn BariLynn Bari , born Margaret Schuyler Fisher, was a movie actress who specialized in playing sultry, statuesque man-killers in over one hundred 20th Century Fox films from the early 1930s through the 1940s.-Career:Bari was born in Roanoke, Virginia...
as Mrs. McDowell - Dick Simmons as Dunning Foster
- Scott Elliott as Milford Wilson
- Andrew Tombes as R.E. Howard
- James DobsonJames DobsonJames Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian author, psychologist, and founder in 1977 of Focus on the Family , which he led until 2003. In the 1980s he was ranked as one of the most influential spokesman for conservative social positions in American public life...
as Spike - Percy HeltonPercy HeltonPercy Helton was an American film and television actor.One of his most memorable supporting roles was playing a drunken Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street. He also appeared in small but memorable roles in Criss Cross , The Set-Up , Kiss Me Deadly and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid...
as Mr. Horker - Glen Turnbull as Glenn Turnbull / Speciality Dancer
- Louise BeaversLouise BeaversLouise Beavers was an African-American film and television actress. Beavers appeared in dozens of films from the 1920s to the 1930s, most often in the role of a maid, servant, or slave. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beavers was a member of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, one of the four African-American...
as Mammy - James KirkwoodJames KirkwoodJames Kirkwood may refer to:*James P. Kirkwood , American civil engineer*James Kirkwood, Sr. , American actor and film director*James Kirkwood, Jr. , American playwright and author...
as Doctor - Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer as Freddie
- Fred Moultrie as Chitlin
Soundtrack
- Ray Middleton - "Oh! SusannaOh! Susanna"Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster . It was published by W. C. Peters & Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1848. The song was introduced by a local quintette at a concert in Andrews' Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 11, 1847. Foster was said to have written...
" (Written by Stephen FosterStephen FosterStephen Collins Foster , known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century...
) - Bill Shirley, Ray Middleton and Eileen Christy - "Jeanie with the Light Brown HairJeanie with the Light Brown Hair"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" is a parlor song by Stephen Foster . It was published by Firth, Pond & Co. of New York in 1854. Foster wrote the song with his wife Jane McDowell in mind. "Jeanie" was a notorious beneficiary of the ASCAP boycott of 1941...
" (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 ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
from Venus and AdonisVenus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)Venus and Adonis is a poem by William Shakespeare, written in 1592–1593, with a plot based on passages from Ovid's Metamorphoses. It is a complex, kaleidoscopic work, using constantly shifting tone and perspective to present contrasting views of the nature of love.-Publication:Venus and Adonis was...
) - 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 - "Oh for Louisiana" (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)