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starring: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manningdirected by: Michael Curtiz
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301976930
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301976932
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: January 04, 1993
Running Time: 126 minutes
Sales Rank: 2620
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: June 06, 1942
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
James Cagney thrills in a rare (and limber) song-and-dance performance as composer-entertainer George M. Cohan. This nostalgic biography is told in flashbacks, covering Cohan's formative years becoming Broadway's brightest star and touching upon his loves, musicals, and artistic triumphs. Director Michael Curtiz (The Adventures of Robin Hood) offers Cagney ample opportunities to invent an utterly charming performance in what is practically a one-man show. If you've never seen Cagney as a hoofer, you're in for a treat: his dancing is as dynamic as anything else he's ever done on screen. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - "Born on the Fourth of July
Considered by some to be James Cagney's finest performance, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY offers one of the best core ensemble cast with Walter Huston, Joan Leslie, Richard Whorf, and Jeanne Cagney (James' sister) among others. Filmed in Black and White, this beautifully restored film features Cagney's wide range of talent as he portrays George M. Cohan, the quintessential early 20th century American showman. Cagney, by all accounts, captures the unique song-and-dance stylings of the original Cohan, yet ... Read More
Rating: - One of the Best Musicals Ever Has Just Gotten Even Better!
This 2-disc version of an excellent musical is a real treat for fans. It comes with a second disc of very informative documentaries and other special features that add to the enjoyment of this true classic. The main course has also been digitally restored very well so that I couldn't find any visual imperfections. The sound quality isn't as great though as the volume levels do become soft at some parts but overall the restorers did a great job. Like they did with "Gone With the Wind" and "The ... Read More
Rating: - Yankee Doodle Dandy
Well This is one of another fantastic flims that i couldn't get here in Australia James Cagney was fantastic in this great flim the way this flim was put together. and i think i would have gave it more then just 3 Academy Awards then what it as got.
Rating: - A Wonderful Musical
It's a joy to watch James Cagney inhabit the role of George M. Cohan. The movie is much different than the hard-hitting biopics of entertainers made today ("Ray," "Walk the Line," "La Vie en Rose") -- no sex, no drugs, just song and dance, with a small undercurrent of romance, but mostly this is Cagney's show. It details Cohan's life from birth to old age and spans just over two hours, but the story is so lively it doesn't feel that long.
I first saw it years ago, because it was my ... Read More
Rating: - timeless fun
This movie has to be the best musical story I have ever seen; Sure, it's James Cagney at his best; but I was in love with Joan Leslie to the point of distraction. She was so adorable in her pretty little Bow Peep number, "She's the warmest baby in the bunch..." Not only was she beautiful in that lovely bonnet type hat, but boy could she sing...and act. And the orchestral acompaniments, especially the use of the comical slide trombone in that particular number was put to good use. (I kept playing ... Read More
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