Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

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

1942•2h 6m•7.0/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(226)

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

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

George Barbier

George Barbier

Erlanger

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

S.Z. Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

Schwab

Jack Young

The President

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Receptionist (uncredited)

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