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The Oscars: Yankee Doodle Dandy

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A season of films featuring the Oscar-winning performances of some of Hollywood's greatest stars
[Starring] James Cagney

Also starring Walter Huston, Joan Leslie

The musical biography of the famous American entertainer, George M. Cohan.
James Cagney, who had begun his career in vaudeville temporarily forsook the gangster roles which had brought him Hollywood fame, to play a song-and-dance man. And his portrayal of George M. Cohan won for Cagney the 1942 Award for Best Performance by an Actor.
(This Week's Films: page 9)

Contributors

Producer:
Jack L. Warner
Producer:
Hal B. Wallis
Director:
Michael Curtiz
George M. Cohan:
James Cagney
Jerry Cohan:
Walter Huston
Mary:
Joan Leslie
Sam Harrie:
Richard Whorf
Fay Templeton:
Irene Manning
Dietz:
George Tobias
Nellie Cohan:
Rosemary Decamp
Josie Cohan:
Jeanne Cagney
Singer:
Frances Langford
Erlanger:
George Barbier
Schwab:
S.Z. Sakall
Theatre manager:
Walter Catlett
George M. Cohan (aged 13):
Douglas Croft
Eddie Foy:
Eddie Foy Jr
Albee:
Minor Watson
Goff:
Chester Clute
Madame Barthold:
Lodette Myrtil
Josie Cohan (aged 12):
Patsy Lee Parsons
The President:
Capt Jack Young
Source: Radio Times

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