Yankee Doodle Dandy
Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!
1942 | 126m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Curtiz |
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| Writer: | Julius J. Epstein, Robert Buckner, Edmund Joseph |
| Staring: |
| A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan. | |
| Release Date: | May 29, 1942 |
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| Director: | Michael Curtiz |
| Writer: | Julius J. Epstein, Robert Buckner, Edmund Joseph |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | comeback, vaudeville, dancer, biography, 1900s, musical, singer |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Cagney | George M. Cohan |
| Joan Leslie | Mary |
| 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 |
| Walter Catlett | Theatre Manager |
| Douglas Croft | George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13 |
| Eddie Foy Jr. | Eddie Foy |
| Minor Watson | Albee |
| Chester Clute | Goff |
| Odette Myrtil | Madame Bartholdi |
| Patsy Parsons | Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12 |
| S.Z. Sakall | Schwab |
| Jack Young | The President |
| Ann Doran | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Frank Faylen | Sergeant on Parade (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Sgt. Lewis (uncredited) |
| Bert Moorhouse | Maurice Ruppe (uncredited) |
| Dolores Moran | The Pippirino (uncredited) |
| Poppy Wilde | Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Kennedy | Fanny (uncredited) |
| Doris Merrick | (uncredited role) |
| Jean Inness | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Kelly | |
| Hazel Dohlman | Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| John Breen | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Jack Deery | Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| John Alban | Theatre Patron |
| Murray Alper | Wiseguy |
| Audrey Long | Dietz and Goff's Receptionst |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Julius J. Epstein | Screenplay |
| James Wong Howe | Director of Photography |
| George M. Cohan | Songs |
| Robert Buckner | Screenplay, Story |
| Edmund Joseph | Screenplay |
| George Amy | Editor |
| Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Martha Acker | Hairstylist |
| Bill Cooley | Makeup Artist |
| Ruby Felker | Hairstylist |
| Everett Alton Brown | Sound Recordist |
| LeRoy Prinz | Choreographer |
| Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Ray Heindorf | Original Music Composer |
| Bill Phillips | Makeup Artist |
| Carl Jules Weyl | Art Direction |
| Rydo Loshak | Wardrobe Master |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| William Cagney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | James Cagney | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 858 | 864 |
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, Rose ... mary 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