Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

126 mins | Drama, Music | May 29, 1942

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

Yankee Doodle Dandy

126 mins | Drama, Music | May 29, 1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Yankee Doodle Dandy
Directors Michael Curtiz
Writers Edmund Joseph, Robert Buckner, Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein

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 Singer

George Barbier

as Erlanger

Walter Catlett

as Theatre Manager

Douglas Croft

as George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13

Eddie 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 role)