Yankee Doodle Dandy

About Yankee Doodle Dandy

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

Michael Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 music film. Released in May 1942, it runs 126 minutes.

The film is filed under singer, 1900s, dancer, and comeback.

James Cagney takes the lead as George M. Cohan, Joan Leslie as Mary, Walter Huston as Jerry Cohan, and Richard Whorf as Sam Harris. The screenplay is by Edmund Joseph and Julius J. Epstein.

There's No Business Like Show Business, Rocketman, and La Vie en Rose make useful companions to Yankee Doodle Dandy, all filed under musical. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 242 votes and it carries a NR rating.