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Yankee Doodle Dandy

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on BBC Two England

Today's Saturday Matinee musical biography launches a short season of films starring James Cagney

Summoned to the White House in the dark days of the Second World War, renowned entertainer George M Cohan reminisces about his life in show business.
(1942, U)
(Black and white)
(Postponed from Thursday 14 August)
(The James Cagney season continues with One, Two, Three on Thursday at 10.30am)
See Films: pages 48-53

Contributors

Director:
Michael Curtiz
George M Cohan:
James Cagney
Mary:
Joan Leslie
Jerry Cohan:
Walter Huston
Sam Harris:
Richard Whorf
Dietz:
George Tobias
Fay Templeton:
Irene Manning
Source: Radio Times

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