Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owns Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. The movie was written by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph, and directed by Michael Curtiz. According to the special edition DVD, significant and uncredited improvements were made to the script by the famous "script doctors," twin brothers Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. The song "The Yankee Doodle Boy" (a.k.a. "Yankee Doodle Dandy") was Cohan's trademark piece, a patriotic pastiche drawing from the lyrics and melody of the old Revolutionary War number, "Yankee Doodle". Other Cohan tunes in the movie include "Give My Regards to Broadway", "Harrigan", "Mary's a Grand Old Name", "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "Over There". Cagney was a fitting choice for the role of Cohan since, like Cohan, he was an Irish...

Award Nominations: 1942 - Academy Award for Best Director - Michael Curtiz; 1942 - Academy Award for Best Picture - Warner Bros. Entertainment/Hal B. Wallis/Jack Warner/William Cagney; 1942 - Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role - James Cagney; 1942 - Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role - Walter Huston; 
Awards Won: 1942 - Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role - James Cagney - Role: George M. Cohan; 
Appears in ranked lists: AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies - 100; Roger Ebert - Great films; AFI's 100 Years…100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition - 98 - 2007; AFI's 100 Years of Musicals - 18 - 2006; AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers - 88 - 2006; The Movie List: the first 9200 - 84 - 7.0; National Film Registry - 1993; 
Cinematography: James Wong Howe  
Country of origin: United States of America  
Directed by: Michael Curtiz  
Distributors: Warner Bros. Entertainment; 
Edited by: George Amy  
Genres: Musical  Biographical film  Black-and-white  Biography  Musical Drama  Biopic [feature]  Drama  
Initial release date: 1942; 
Languages: English Language  
Music by: George M. Cohan  Heinz Eric Roemheld  Ray Heindorf  
Produced by: William Cagney  Hal B. Wallis  Jack Warner  
Release date(s): 1942; 
Runtime: 126 min; 
Sequel: The Seven Little Foys  
Soundtrack: Yankee Doodle Dandy  
Performances: James Cagney - George M. Cohan; Joan Leslie; Walter Huston; Richard Whorf; Irene Manning; George Tobias; Rosemary DeCamp; Jeanne Cagney; Eddie Foy, Jr.; Minor Watson; 
Tagline: The Yankee Doodle Dandiest Entertainment of 'Em All!; 
Screenplay by: Robert Buckner  Edmund Joseph  
Netflix Genres: Biography  Classics  Must-See Musicals  Classic Dramas  Classic Movie Musicals  Showbiz Dramas  Musical  Classic Movies  Classic Musicals  Showbiz Musicals  
Quotations: My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.; 
Series: Family Classics  
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Are you a Yankee Doodle Dandy who came to town to ride a pony and be a winner, only to lose? But you lived to try again, and you won? Isn't that the American way? Does your heart beat a little faster when you hear our national anthem "The Star-Spangled ...
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"Gentleman Jack" was a Yankee Doodle Dandy, born on the Fourth of July — and the couple often planned their trips around his and the nation's birthday. They took their last trip well into their 90s — an ocean cruise in 2005.
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