Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz |
| Producer(s) | William Cagney (associate), Hal B. Wallis (executive), Jack L. Warner (executive) |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Dance, Fame, Musicians, Show Business |
Featured Cast:
Yankee Doodle Dandy Overview:
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) was a Biographical - Drama Film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and William Cagney.
Yankee Doodle Dandy was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993.
Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | James Cagney | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Walter Huston | Nominated |
| Best Director | Michael Curtiz | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | George Amy | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld | Won |
| Best Writing | Robert Buckner | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Warner Bros. | Nominated |
BlogHub Articles:
Review Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 15, 2018 From 4 Star Films“My father thanks you, My Mother Thanks you, My Sister Thanks you, and I Thank you.” – James Cagney as?George M. Cohan I write this on Yankee Doodle Dandy’s 75 Anniversary on Memorial Day and I can say with much regret in my heart that it’s probably not nearly as resona... Read full article
Review Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 15, 2018 From 4 Star Films“My father thanks you, My Mother Thanks you, My Sister Thanks you, and I Thank you.” – James Cagney as?George M. Cohan I write this on Yankee Doodle Dandy’s 75 Anniversary on Memorial Day and I can say with much regret in my heart that it’s probably not nearly as resona... Read full article
The Politics of Yankee Doodle Dandy – Exclusive Guest Post by Author Alan K. Rode (Michael Curtiz: A Life)
By Guest Post on Nov 20, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub BlogThe Politics of Yankee Doodle Dandy The notion for a biographical film about legendary show business powerhouse George M. Cohan had been kicking around Hollywood since the late 1930s. The father of American musical comedy claimed to be born on July 4, 1878 and began treading the boards at age eight ... Read full article
1001 Classic Movies: Yankee Doodle Dandy
By Amanda Garrett on Nov 21, 2016 From Old Hollywood FilmsYankee Doodle Dandy (1942), starring James Cagney, is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). In honor of the Presidential election on N... Read full article
List of Yankee Doodle Dandy Posts
By BG Voita on Jul 4, 2015 From Classic Reel GirlFor this fourth, I thought it might be fun to revisit favorite posts devoted to Yankee Doodle Dandy, James Cagney's performance, and the Yankee Doodle Boy himself, George M. Cohan. Enjoy! James Cagney Yankee Doodle Dandy Where were you in 42 at ImagineMDD - Thorough post covering background i... Read full article
See all Yankee Doodle Dandy articles
Quotes from
George M. Cohan: Learned it on the farm. Nothing but pig callin' with frost on it.
George M. Cohan: Thanks, Sam. It'll be great as long as those critics don't start to eat off my leg.
Sam Harris: Oh, don't worry about the critics! You got a smash hit! It's in the air, kid! It's in the air! You can't stop anything that's in the air!
George M. Cohan: It seems it always happens. Whenever we get too high-hat and too sophisticated for flag-waving, some thug nation decides we're a push-over all ready to be blackjacked. And it isn't long before we're looking up, mighty anxiously, to be sure the flag's still waving over us.
read more quotes from Yankee Doodle Dandy...
Facts about
Walking down the stairs at the White House, James Cagney goes into a tap dance. According to TCM, that was completely ad-libbed.
Warner Bros.' second highest-grossing film of 1942 ($4.8 million).
read more facts about Yankee Doodle Dandy...
