Yankee doodle dandy

United States, 1942

Film
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George B. Cohan, born on the 4th of July, became one of Broadway’s legendary composers. Cohan’s prolific career spanned 55 years where he wrote 35 plays and 500 songs including “Harrigan”, “Give my regards to Broadway”, and of course “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” This is an exuberant song and dance production starring James Cagney, with his typical flair, in the title role. This film premiered in 1942 and was a salute to American patriotism and the ‘Grand old flag’, yet time has not dulled its freshness and energy.

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Credits

director

Michael Curtiz

producer

William Cagney

production company

Warner Bros Pictures

Duration

02:01:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1942

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306005

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Musicals

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1321622

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