Movie Cosmos - Yankee Doodle Dandy

Description:

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

Top Cast >

James Cagney

As George M. Cohan

Joan Leslie

As Mary

Walter Huston

As Jerry Cohan

Richard Whorf

As Sam Harris

Irene Manning

As Fay Templeton

George Tobias

As Dietz

Rosemary DeCamp

As Nellie Cohan

Jeanne Cagney

As Josie Cohan

Frances Langford

As Singer

George Barbier

As Erlanger

Walter Catlett

As Theatre Manager

Douglas Croft

As George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13

Eddie Foy Jr.

As Eddie Foy

Minor Watson

As Albee

Chester Clute

As Goff

Odette Myrtil

As Madame Bartholdi

Patsy Parsons

As Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12

S.Z. Sakall

As Schwab

Jack Young

As The President

Ann Doran

As Receptionist (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

As Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

As Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

As Maurice Ruppe (uncredited)

Dolores Moran

As The Pippirino (uncredited)

Poppy Wilde

As Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited)

Phyllis Kennedy

As Fanny (uncredited)

Doris Merrick

As (uncredited role)

Jean Inness

As Reporter (uncredited)

Dorothy Kelly

Hazel Dohlman

As Theatre Patron (uncredited)

John Breen

As Soldier (uncredited)

Jack Deery

As Theatre Patron (uncredited)

John Alban

As Theatre Patron

Murray Alper

As Wiseguy

Audrey Long

As Dietz and Goff's Receptionst

Top Crew >

Michael Curtiz

Director

Reviews:

John Chard (8/10)

Being versatile, I played my mother's father.

Yankee Doodle Dandy is directed by Michael Curtiz and collectively written by Robert Buckner, Edmund Joseph, Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein. It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney.

This is a biographical interpretation of the life of renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan (Cagney). As usual it is advised to seek out facts about the person the biography is about - if one so wishes of course to see how true the bio is.

A wonderful spirited picture that begs and demands to be viewed in today's context. Unwavering in its flag waving patriotism, this was unashamedly a moral booster that acted as a recruiting poster for the war effort - of which George Cohan was rightly lauded.

Though his singing voice was never what you would call high quality, his dancing however certainly was, and it's an utter joy to see the multi faceted Cagney light up the screen in every scene he is in. Great blood pumping songs help off set the slightly over long run time, to which even a British guy like myself found myself saluting such a jingoistic joy come pic's finale. 8/10

2020-02-22