Movie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Name: Yankee Doodle Dandy
Genre: Musical, show tunes, profile, comedy-drama, costumer
Released: 1942-05-29
Duration: 126 min
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Rosemary DeCamp, Richard Whorf

Musical film with a runtime of 126 minutes, released in 1942. Presented in English.

At a Glance

Release DateMay 29, 1942

TypeMovie

LanguageEnglish

GenreMusical, show tunes, profile, comedy-drama

Synopsis

James Cagney stepped into the shoes of legendary showman George M. Cohan and danced off with a Best Actor Oscar. The film chronicles Cohan's life as he reminisces about his early days in vaudeville to his success on Broadway while preparing to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Rosemary De Camp, who plays George's mother, was actually 15 years younger than Cagney. Cagney played Cohan again in 1955's "The Seven Little Foys.".