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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.
Yankee Doodle Dandy: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf. The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
" Yankee Doodle " is a traditional song and nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War. [1] It is often sung patriotically in the United States today.
Jimmy Cagney performs his signature number in this 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan. ...more.
Jul 4, 2014 · The origin of the word Yankee, the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" explained, and George Washington likely did stand while crossing the Delaware River. And other factoids about the American Revolution.
Apr 23, 2008 · At the British surrender at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781, the American army band played Yankee Doodle to celebrate the American victory.
Yankee Doodle Dandy Lyrics by Bing Crosby from the Swingin' on a Star [Musketeer] album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy A Yankee Doodle, do or die A real live nephew of my uncle Sam's Born on the Fourth of July….
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, who produced, directed, wrote and starred...
James Cagney danced and sang his way to a well-deserved Oscar for his outstanding portrayal of vaudeville composer and performer George M. Cohan in this Oscar-nominated biography. 3,466 IMDb 7.6 2 h 5 min 1942. X-Ray 13+.
Today's biopics focus on scandal and Freudian gloom, but in “Yankee Doodle Dandy” everything is upbeat, and even George's marriage proposal is couched in showbiz dialogue.
