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Yankee Doodle Dandy

"Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!"

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

Top Cast

  • James Cagney

    James Cagney

    George M. Cohan

  • Joan Leslie

    Joan Leslie

    Mary

  • Walter Huston

    Walter Huston

    Jerry Cohan

  • Richard Whorf

    Richard Whorf

    Sam Harris

  • Irene Manning

    Irene Manning

    Fay Templeton

  • George Tobias

    George Tobias

    Dietz

  • Rosemary DeCamp

    Rosemary DeCamp

    Nellie Cohan

  • Jeanne Cagney

    Jeanne Cagney

    Josie Cohan

  • Frances Langford

    Frances Langford

    Singer

Overview

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

Rating

7.1 / 10
232 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • John Chard
    John Chard
    8 Feb 22, 2020

    Being versatile, I played my mother's father. Yankee Doodle Dandy is directed by Michael Curtiz and collectively written by Robert Buckner, Edmund Joseph, Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. This is a biographical interpretation of the life of renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan (Cagney). As usual it is advised to seek out facts about the person the biography is about - if one so wishes of course to see how true the bio is. A wonderful spirited picture that begs and demands to be viewed in today's context. Unwavering in its flag waving patriotism, this was unashamedly a moral booster that acted as a recruiting poster for the war effort - of which George Cohan was rightly lauded. Though his singing voice was never what you would call high quality, his dancing however certainly was, and it's an utter joy to see the multi faceted Cagney light up the screen in every scene he is in. Great blood pumping songs help off set the slightly over long run time, to which even a British guy like myself found myself saluting such a jingoistic joy come pic's finale. 8/10

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