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1942 • 2h 6min • Approved • Drama, Music

Yankee Doodle Dandy

"Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!"

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

IMDb 7.6

RT 90%

MC 89

Director

Michael Curtiz

Writers

Robert Buckner

Edmund Joseph

Julius J. Epstein

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James Cagney

George M. Cohan

Joan Leslie

Mary

Walter Huston

Jerry Cohan

Richard Whorf

Sam Harris

Irene Manning

Fay Templeton

George Tobias

Dietz

Rosemary DeCamp

Nellie Cohan

Jeanne Cagney

Josie Cohan

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James Cagney George M. Cohan

Joan Leslie Mary

Walter Huston Jerry Cohan

Richard Whorf Sam Harris

Irene Manning Fay Templeton

George Tobias Dietz

Rosemary DeCamp Nellie Cohan

Jeanne Cagney Josie Cohan

Frances Langford Singer

George Barbier Erlanger

Walter Catlett Theatre Manager

Douglas Croft George M. Cohan, as...

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