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Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". [2] It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis.
A musical biography of the famous composer, playwright, actor, and singer George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, who won an Oscar for his performance. The film covers his early days in vaudeville, his Broadway shows, his patriotic songs, and his family life.
Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony, Stuck a feather in his cap And called it macaroni. [Chorus] Yankee Doodle keep it up, Yankee Doodle dandy, Mind the music and the step, And with the girls be handy. Father and I went down to camp, Along with Captain Gooding, [a] And there we saw the men and boys As thick as hasty pudding. [Chorus]
23 Apr 2008 · Various European countries claim the original of the tune we know as Yankee Doodle, and it was the British who brought the tune to America during the French ...
632K views 8 years ago. Jimmy Cagney performs his signature number in this 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan. ...more.
A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a child-star in his family's vaudeville show up to the time of his comeback at which he received a medal from the president for his special contributions to the US, this is the life- story of George M. Cohan,...
Play Trailer. Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ... For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy! Overview. A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan. Michael Curtiz. Director. Julius J. Epstein. Screenplay. Robert Buckner. Screenplay. Edmund Joseph. Screenplay.
