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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

NR ★ 7.0/10 126 min Drama, Music United States English
Director: Michael Curtiz
Screenplay by: Robert Buckner, Edmund Joseph, Julius J. Epstein
Story by: Robert Buckner
Streaming: Not available
Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!

Description

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

Trailer

Top 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

Yankee Doodle Dandy Appears on 6 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Awards: Best Actor
Academy Awards #17

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #847
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #98
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #473
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #818

Critic Curated

Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #366

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