Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Written by Robert Buckner, Edmund Joseph

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Running Time: 125 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1942

Rating: U Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Black and White

James Cagney always wanted to be remembered as much for his hoofing as for his tough-guy roles, and he proved his point in this enormously enjoyable musical, based on the life of song-and-dance man George M. Cohan. Cagney's own personal favourite performance.

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Cast

	James Cagney		George M. Cohan
	Joan Leslie		Mary Cohan
	Walter Huston		Jerry Cohan
	Richard Whorf		Sam Harris
	Irene Manning		Fay Templeton
	George Tobias		Dietz
	Rosemary DeCamp		Nellie Cohan
	Jeanne Cagney		Josie Cohan
	Frances Langford		Singer
	George Barbier		Erlanger
	S.Z. Sakall		Schwab
	Walter Catlett		Manager
	Douglas Croft		George M.
	Eddie Foy Jr.		Eddie Foy
	Minor Watson		Albee