Product Details

• Actors: Ray Middleton, Bill Shirley
• Directors: Allan Dwan
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Alpha Video
• DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002S64SW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,340 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "I Dream of Jeanie" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Gotham (dba Alpha) Release Date: 10/19/2004

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars . . . but who is Stephen Foster?, February 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: I Dream of Jeanie [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video features many of Foster's hits, which for music lovers is great, however, if you are looking for a biography about the early composer, this is not it. In fact, there is nothing revealing or unique that tells you anything about Foster's private life. The movie ends with him living happily-ever-after, which in reality, he died pennyless at age 37. The movie is light and entertaining, and was probably popular for its time. Typical Hollywood treatment. To learn more about the man, see PBS's American Experience, Stephen Foster: America's First Great Songwriter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but very entertaining, January 26, 2008

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John C. Ballantyne "Old tyme movie lover" (Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Dream of Jeanie (DVD)

I thoroughly enjoyed this musical despite several shortcomings. The ridiculous story line has little to do with Stephen Foster's actual life and depicts him as a dull-witted, love-smitten nincompoop. Moreover, given the culture of today, the minstrel show sequences should make most viewers feel uncomfortable. However, the Stephen Foster music is great and Ray Middleton carries the movie. His singing and his over-the-top portrayal of Edwin Christy are truly entertaining and memorable. I highly recommend this movie for lovers of old tyme musicals. The movie print is Trucolor which is O.K. but not great.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great movie..., January 9, 2006

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Ashleigh Strange (Fairbanks, Alaska United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Dream Of Jeanie [Slim Case] (DVD)

I've grown up hearong these songs, but I have never known the story behind the great composer! I am going to refute another customer's view of this movie. In the scene where Stephen tears up his room, the girl he was engaged to (Inez) told him that his music was the reason that she wasn't going to marry him. Steve loved his music, and he loved Inez, but when she told him that she didn't love him anymore, the only sounds he heard were his songs, louder and louder. The very things he loved were all being taken a way, and even his beloved music was turning on him. This is a story about triumph over despair, and one genious' struggle with himself. A truly great classic.