Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 | 2h 8m | Drama, Musical | TV-G

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Brief Synopsis

This spirited musical biography celebrates the life and career of George M. Cohan, the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Michael Curtiz

CAST

James Cagney

Joan Leslie

Walter Huston

Richard Whorf

Irene Manning

PRODUCERS

Jack L. Warner

Hal B. Wallis

WRITERS

Robert Buckner

Edmund Joseph

Host Intros

01:42
Dave Karger Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Jul 2020
TCM's Dave Karger introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
01:45
Dave Karger Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Feb 2019
TCM's Dave Karger introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
01:49
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Jul 2018
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
01:39
Tiffany Vazquez Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Aug 2017
TCM's Saturday afternoon host Tiffany Vazquez introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
02:16
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Jul 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
01:46
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Jul 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
01:27
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Jul 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
01:56
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Intro Aired: Feb 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.

Related Videos

03:57
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Harrigan, That's Me!
Clip
Composer George M. Cohan (James Cagney, title character), with wife Mary (Joan Leslie), shopping songs in 1890s New York, George Tobias and Chester Clute passing on one of his biggest hits, then meeting their future partner (Richard Whorf), in Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
03:48
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Yankee Doodle Boy
Clip
Just the top of the "Yankee Doodle Boy" number from George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones as re-created by director Michael Curtiz and choreographer Leroy Prinz in the bio-pic Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942, James Cagney in the lead.
04:44
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Being Eighteen Is Very Wise
Clip
Elaborate meet-cute, where James Cagney (in his early 40s) as young George M. Cohan is backstage after playing his own mothers father, approached by aspiring actress Joan Leslie (who actually was 18), who will become Mary Cohan, in Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
03:53
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) -- (Movie Clip) There Weren't So Many Stars
Clip
James Cagney as George M. Cohan, title character, met by the White House butler (Clinton Rosemond), summoned by FDR (Captain Jack Young), whom he plays in his new show, to a flashback introducing his dad (Walter Huston), early in Yankee Doodle Dandy,1942.
03:44
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) -- (Movie Clip) My Father Thanks You
Clip
Corny but effective, famous scene for James Cagney as musical star George M. Cohan, arriving for the last breath of his father Jerry (Walter Huston), the real event would have been in 1917, Warner Bros. fanciful version around 1930, in Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942.
01:00
Joel Grey -- (Movie Promo) Guest Programmer
Promo
Promo for the appearance of Golden Globe, Academy and Tony award winner Joel Grey, as the TCM Guest Programmer for March, 2013, with Robert Osborne on Tuesday, March 19th starting at 8pm ET.
Conan O'Brien: Guest Programmer -- (Movie Promo) July 2011
Promo
Promo for TBS Late Night star Conan O'Brien's appearance as TCM's Guest Programmer for July, appearing with Robert Osborne Monday, July 4th starting at 8pm edt.
03:54
Yankee Doodle Dandy - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
James Cagney gives an Oscar® winning performance as song-and-dance legend, George M. Cohan, in the musical biography, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).

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