Movie: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Top 10 Billed Cast

James Cagney
James Cagney

George M. Cohan

Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie

Mary

Walter Huston
Walter Huston

Jerry Cohan

Richard Whorf
Richard Whorf

Sam Harris

Irene Manning
Irene Manning

Fay Templeton

George Tobias
George Tobias

Dietz

Rosemary DeCamp
Rosemary DeCamp

Nellie Cohan

Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney

Josie Cohan

Frances Langford
Frances Langford

Singer

George Barbier
George Barbier

Erlanger

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Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson announce YANKEE DOODLE DANDY for AFI Movie Club

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