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Yankee Doodle Dandy

  • 19421942
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 6m
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7.6/10
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James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
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The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
16K
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    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Robert Buckner(screen play)
    • Edmund Joseph(screen play)
    • Julius J. Epstein(contributor to screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Joan Leslie
    • Walter Huston
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Robert Buckner(screen play)
    • Edmund Joseph(screen play)
    • Julius J. Epstein(contributor to screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Joan Leslie
    • Walter Huston
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 130User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars

    Videos2

    Original Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 3:55
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    Yankee Doodle Dandy
    Trailer 3:56
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    Photos77

    James Cagney, Joan Leslie, and Bert Moorhouse in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    "Yankee Doodle Dandy" James Cagney, S.Z. Sakall, and Richard  Whorf 1942
    James Cagney "Yankee Doodle Dandy" 1941 Warner
    James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Rosemary DeCamp, Walter Huston, and Joan Leslie in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Rosemary DeCamp, Walter Huston, and Joan Leslie in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Rosemary DeCamp, Walter Huston, and Joan Leslie in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Rosemary DeCamp, Walter Huston, and Joan Leslie in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Rosemary DeCamp, Walter Huston, and Joan Leslie in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    James Cagney, Rosemary DeCamp, Walter Huston, and Joan Leslie in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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    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
    George Barbier
    George Barbier
    • Erlanger
    S.Z. Sakall
    S.Z. Sakall
    • Schwab
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Theatre Manager
    Douglas Croft
    Douglas Croft
    • George M. Cohan - As a Boy of 13
    Eddie Foy Jr.
    Eddie Foy Jr.
    • Eddie Foy
    Minor Watson
    Minor Watson
    • Albee
    Chester Clute
    Chester Clute
    • Goff
    Odette Myrtil
    Odette Myrtil
    • Madame Bartholdi
    Patsy Parsons
    Patsy Parsons
    • Josie Cohan - As a Girl of 12
    • (as Patsy Lee Parsons)
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Robert Buckner(screen play) (original story)
      • Edmund Joseph(screen play)
      • Julius J. Epstein(contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      James Cagney became the first actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award for a musical performance.
    • Goofs
      The "You're A Grand Old Flag" number, supposedly takes place in the 1906 production of "George Washington Jr.," and uses multiple period flags to represent times before 1906. The Civil War flag, as an example, is correct for the time in question. However, in the final sequence characters carry, and an soft screen projection is made of, multiple 48 star flags. The 48 star flag was not introduced until 1912. In 1906, it should have been a 45 star flag. (Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in 1907, New Mexico and Arizona in 1912).
    • Quotes

      George M. Cohan: My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)
    • Soundtracks
      The Yankee Doodle Boy
      (1904) (uncredited)

      from the Broadway Show "Little Johnny Jones"

      Written by George M. Cohan

      Played during the opening credits

      Sung and Danced by James Cagney and Chorus

    User reviews130

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    8/10
    A Flag Waving Triumph
    Right from the start, I have to say you do not need to be an American to be caught up in the excitement of the blatant flag waving tribute to a great artist. "Yankee Doodle Dandy" made to boost morale after the U.S. entered the war surely would have achieved its goal. It would have been even better in Technicolor (not the coloured version later shown). The songs were great, the acting and the individual dancing style of James Cagney was superb and deserved the Oscar. The two scenes featuring "Over There" were very moving with Frances Langford a standout! The story, while bearing small resemblance to real life, was good and Walter Huston and Rosemary de Camp were excellent. When you see a film such as this some 60 years after its release, and still really enjoy it, it shows how the Golden Years of Hollywood were just that.
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    • dougandwin
    • Jul 22, 2004

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1942 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • New York Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 2 hours 6 minutes
      • Black and White

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