i find a dvd of i dream of jeanie in the $ 1 . 00 bin at wal mart . when i saw that it be the story of stephen foster and be a musician and music educator and i have to see it . i have no idea what year it be make for it do not say on the cover and just that it be a remake of 1939 sewanee river . bill shirley portrayal of the composer be sometimes painful and sometimes laughable . the man have no testosterone and be a wimp all the way through . i have a difficult time believe stephen foster think music publisher be do him a favor by publish his song . without pay him for them . in addition to that ridiculous notion and there be a nearly 20 minute segment of ray middleton and his black face christy minstrel perform stephen foster song that be difficult to watch and to say the least . i can hardly believe anyone would consider this movie appropriate to resurrect in our current time . it be an embarrassment and should remain forgotten . fortunately and stephen foster song will never be forget . also and eileen christy portrayal of jeanie be certainly the high point in this low point of hollywood history .