A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
Acting
Cagney's Oscar win for playing against his gangster type
Direction
Curtiz stages musical numbers like action sequences
Costume
Flag suits so loud they should be illegal
Director
Michael Curtiz
James Cagney
George M. Cohan
Joan Leslie
Mary
Walter Huston
Jerry Cohan
Richard Whorf
Sam Harris
Irene Manning
Fay Templeton
George Tobias
Dietz
Rosemary DeCamp
Nellie Cohan
Jeanne Cagney
Josie Cohan
Frances Langford
Singer
George Barbier
Erlanger
Walter Catlett
Theatre Manager
Douglas Croft
George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13
Eddie Foy Jr.
Eddie Foy
Minor Watson
Albee
Chester Clute
Goff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cagney hated Cohan's politics (Cohan was a hardcore conservative) but respected his work ethic so much he nailed every dance number in one take.
Released four months after Pearl Harbor, this was Hollywood's answer to 'what should patriotism look like?'—and they decided it looked like a flag-themed cakewalk.
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