Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942, Musical, 2h 6m

29 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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James Cagney deploys his musical gifts to galvanizing effect in Yankee Doodle Dandy, a celebration of patriotic fervor as much as it is a biopic of George M. Cohan. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Brought to the White House to receive a Congressional Gold Medal from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Broadway legend George M. Cohan (James Cagney) reflects on his life. Flashbacks trace Cohan's rise, from a childhood performing in his family's vaudeville act to his early days as a struggling Tin Pan Alley songwriter to his overwhelming success as an actor, writer, director and producer known for patriotic songs like "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "Over There."

Cast & Crew

James Cagney
George M. Cohan
Joan Leslie
Mary
Walter Huston
Jerry Cohan
Richard Whorf
Sam Harris
George Tobias
Dietz
Irene Manning
Fay Templeton
Rosemary DeCamp
Nellie Cohan
Jeanne Cagney
Josie Cohan
S.Z. Sakall
Schwab
George Barbier
Erlanger
Walter Catlett
Manager
Frances Langford
Singer
Minor Watson
Albee
Eddie Foy Jr.
Eddie Foy
Chester Clute
Goff
Douglas Croft
George M. Cohan, at 13
Patsy Lee Parsons
Josie Cohan, As a Girl of 12
Capt. Jack Young
The President
Audrey Long
Dietz & Goff's receptionst (uncredited)
Odette Myrtil
Madame Bartholdi
Michael Curtiz
Director
Robert Buckner
Writer
Edmund Joseph
Writer
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
George M. Cohan
Original Music
Ray Heindorf
Original Music
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music
James Wong Howe
Cinematography
George Amy
Film Editing
Carl Jules Weyl
Art Director
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
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