Yankee Doodle Dandy
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
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Richard Whorf
Michael Curtiz
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John Chard
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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The directors of Yankee Doodle Dandy are Richard Whorf and Michael Curtiz.
The cast of Yankee Doodle Dandy includes Frank Faylen as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited), Poppy Wilde as Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited), Bert Moorhouse as Maurice Ruppe (uncredited), John Alban as Theatre Patron, Jack Deery as Theatre Patron (uncredited), John Breen as Soldier (uncredited), James Cagney as George M. Cohan, Murray Alper as Wiseguy, Ernie Stanton as Waiter (uncredited), Pat Flaherty as Sgt. Lewis (uncredited), George Tobias as Dietz, Ann Doran as Receptionist (uncredited), and more.
The duration of Yankee Doodle Dandy is 2h 6 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Yankee Doodle Dandy trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Yankee Doodle Dandy was released on 29 May 1942.
Yankee Doodle Dandy is listed under Drama and Music on Fanbiz.
Yankee Doodle Dandy has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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..."
