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Yankee Doodle Dandy

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Oscar-winning musical biopic, opening this week's Saturday
Matinée and the first in a double bill starringJames Cagney
Summoned to the White House in the Second World War, entertainer George M Cohan recalls his life in show business.
Director Michael Curtiz (1942) B/W ♦ See Films: pages 43-46 ****

Contributors

Unknown:
George M Cohan
Director:
Michael Curtiz
GeorgeMCohan:
James Cagney
Mary:
Joan Leslie
Jerry Cohan:
Walter Huston
Sam Harris:
Richard Whorf
Dietz:
George Tobias
FayTempleton:
Irene Manning
Nellie Cohan:
Rosemary Decamp
Josie Cohan:
Jeanne Cagney
Schwab:
Sz Sakall
GeorgeMCohan, aged 13:
Douglas Croft
Source: Radio Times

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