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A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan--playwright, entertainer, and composer.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Yankee Doodle Dandy (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), First National Pictures, Inc, CBS Fox Video
Other Authors: Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962, Buckner, Robert, Joseph, Edmund, Cagney, James, 1899-1986, Leslie, Joan, 1925-2015, Huston, Walter, 1884-1950, Whorf, Richard, 1906-1966, Manning, Irene, 1912-2004, Tobias, George, 1901-1980, Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Livonia, MI : CBS/Fox Video, [1986?]
Subjects:
Musical films.
Cohan, George M. > (George Michael), > 1878-1942 > Drama.
Theatrical producers and directors > United States > Drama.
Composers > United States > Drama.
Actors > United States > Drama.
Biographical films.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan--playwright, entertainer, and composer.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1942.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (126 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1942: Best Actor (James Cagney {"George M. Cohan"}), Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) (Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld), Best Sound Recording (Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director)
Production Credits:Original story by Robert Buckner ; director of photography, James Wong Howe ; film editor, George Amy ; dance numbers staged and directed by Leroy Prinz and Seymour Felix ; James Cagney's dances routined by John Boyle ; lyrics and music by George M. Cohan.