Genre: Romance
Release Date: 09/28/2004
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Alpha Video

The life of Stephen Foster, one of America's greatest and best-loved songwriters of the 19th century, sets the stage for this musical biography. Foster (Bill Shirley) is a shy bookkeeper who writes songs in his spare time. He is madly in love with Inez McDowell (Muriel Lawrence), but she isn't interested in him, and she eventually gives him the brush-off. However, Inez's sister Jeanie (Eileen Christy) carries a torch for Foster, and in time, he finds happiness with her. Jeanie's inspiration leads Foster to write some of his best known songs, which brings him success in the music business and allows him to leave bookkeeping behind. Along with the title tune, the soundtrack features such Foster classics as "My Old Kentucky Home", "Swanee River", "Camptown Races", "Oh! Susannah", "The Old Folks at Home", "A Ribbon in Your Hair", and "I Still See Her in My Dreams".

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Ray Middleton - Edwin P. Christy
Bill Shirley - Stephen Foster
Muriel Lawrence - Inez McDowell
Eileen Christy - Jeanie McDowell
Dick Simmons - Dunning Foster
Lynn Bari - Mrs. McDowell
Rex Allen - Narrator
Robert Neil - Milford Wilson
Andrew Tombes - R.E. Howard
James Dobson - Spike
Percy Helton - Mr. Horker
Glen Turnbull - Specialty Dancer
Louise Beavers - Mammy
Fred Moultrie - Chitlins

Production:
Allan Dwan - Director
Herbert J. Yates - Producer
Fred Allen - Editor
Alan LeMay - Screen Writer
Frank Hotaling - Art Director
Reggie Lanning - Cinematographer
Robert Armbruster - Musical Direction/Supervision

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