FILM

Yankee Doodle Dandy

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.<br />
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
Released:
May 29, 1942

Cast:

James Cagney
Joan Leslie
Walter Huston
Richard Whorf

Director:
Michael Curtiz

Producer:
Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner, William Cagney

Written by:
Robert Buckner

Distributor:
Warner Bros.

Box Office:
11.8 million

Awards:

Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Cagney)
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture and Best Sound, Recording (Nathan Levinson)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Walter Huston)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director (Michael Curtiz)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story (Robert Buckner)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Film Editing (George Amy)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
92 percent