Yankee Doodle Dandy
A charismatic young composer fights against industry skeptics, personal doubts, and wartime pressures to become America’s defining musical legend.
“Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!”
Synopsis
A film depicting the life of George M. Cohan, the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer.
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Edited by George AmyShot by James Wong Howe
Also known as
- Yanqui Dandyes
- La Glorieuse Paradefr
- Ribalta di gloriait
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Cast & Crew
42 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Cagney
as George M. Cohan
Joan Leslie
as Mary
Walter Huston
as Jerry Cohan
Richard Whorf
as Sam Harris
Irene Manning
as Fay Templeton
George Tobias
as Dietz
Rosemary Decamp
as Nellie Cohan
Jeanne Cagney
as Josie Cohan
Frances Langford
as Nora Bayes - Singer 'Over There'
George Barbier
as Erlanger
Walter Catlett
as Theatre Manager
Douglas Croft
as George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13
Supporting cast
24Eddie Foy Jr
as Eddie Foy
Minor Watson
as Albee
Chester Clute
as Goff
Odette Myrtil
as Madame Bartholdi
Patsy Parsons
as Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12
S Z Sakall
as Schwab
Jack Young
as The President
Ann Doran
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
as Maurice Ruppe (uncredited)
Dolores Moran
as The Pippirino (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
as Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited)
Phyllis Kennedy
as Fanny (uncredited)
Doris Merrick
as (uncredited)
Jean Inness
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dorothy Kelly
as (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
John Breen
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Deery
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
John Alban
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Murray Alper
as Wiseguy (uncredited)
Audrey Long
as Dietz and Goff's Receptionist (uncredited)
Ernie Stanton
as Waiter (uncredited)
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