Information
| Year: | 1942 |
| Rating: | 7.8(6075) |
| Listed in: | Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Directed by: | Michael Curtiz |
| Actors: | James Cagney Walter Huston Richard Whorf George Tobias Joan Leslie Irene Manning |
| "Based on the story of GEORGE M. COHAN with the Greatest of all his Great Music" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Michael Curtiz | |
| Actors | |
| James Cagney | as George M. Cohan |
| Walter Huston | as Jerry Cohan |
| Richard Whorf | as Sam Harris |
| George Tobias | as Dietz |
| George Barbier | as Erlanger |
| S.Z. Sakall | as Schwab |
| Walter Catlett | as Theatre Manager |
| Douglas Croft | as George M. Cohan - As a Boy of 13 |
| Eddie Foy Jr. | as Eddie Foy |
| Minor Watson | as Albee |
| Chester Clute | as Goff |
| Jack Young | as The President |
| Eddie Acuff | as Reporter |
| Murray Alper | as Wiseguy |
| Ernest Anderson | as George M. Cohan's Valet |
| Leon Belasco | as Magician |
| Brooks Benedict | as Dressing Room Guest |
| Henry Blair | as George M. Cohan at 7 |
| Walter Brooke | as Reporter |
| Glen Cavender | as Colony Opera House Stagehand |
| Dick Chandlee | as Teenager |
| Spencer Charters | as Colony Opera House Stage Manager |
| Wallis Clark | as Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt |
| Alan Copeland | as Choirboy |
| William B. Davidson | as New York Stage Manager |
| Frank Dee | as Man Entering Cohan's Dressing Room |
| Charles Drake | as Actor |
| Tom Dugan | as Actor - Railroad Station |
| Bill Edwards | as Reporter |
| Frank Faylen | as Sergeant on Parade - Last Scene |
| Pat Flaherty | as Sgt. Lewis - White House Guard |
| Robert Flatley | as Dancer |
| James Flavin | as Union Army Veteran #1 on Caisson |
| William Forrest | as Critic #1 |
| William Gillespie | as Baritone Solo - Grand Old Flag Number |
| Art Gilmore | as Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Eddie Graham | as Actor |
| Joe Gray | |
| Creighton Hale | as Telegraph Operator |
| John Hamilton | as Recruiting Major |
| Harry Hayden | as Dr. Llewellyn |
| Al Herman | as Actor |
| Herbert Heywood | as Colony Opera House Doorman |
| Stuart Holmes | as Backstage Actor - 'Peck's Bad Boy' |
| William Hopper | as Reporter |
| Charles Irwin | as Horse Race Announcer - 'Little Johnny Jones' Number |
| Thomas E. Jackson | as Stage Manager - 'Peck's Bad Boy' |
| Eddie Kane | as Wilson - 'Little Johnny Jones' Number |
| Edward Keane | as Critic #2 |
| Fred Kelsey | as Irish Cop in 'Peck's Bad Boy' |
| Joe Levine | as Newsboy |
| Al Lloyd | as Actor |
| Hank Mann | as Peck's Bad Boy Stagehand |
| Louis Mason | as Boarder |
| Frank Mayo | as Hotel Clerk #2 |
| Lon McCallister | as Call Boy |
| Edward McWade | as New York Stage Doorman |
| George Meeker | as Hotel Clerk #1 |
| John 'Skins' Miller | as Horse Race Official |
| Frank Mills | as Pedestrian Seeking Newspaper |
| Bert Moorhouse | as Maurice Ruppe - Music Publisher |
| Charles Morton | as Friendly Man at Restaurant Window on New Year's Eve |
| Jack Mower | as Backstage Actor - 'Peck's Bad Boy' |
| Lee Murray | as Jockey |
| George Ovey | as Streetcleaner |
| Garry Owen | as Army Clerk |
| Paul Panzer | as Robinsons Theater Stagehand |
| Francis Pierlot | as Dr. Anderson |
| Clinton Rosemond | as White House Butler |
| Thomas W. Ross | as Doctor |
| Jackie Salling | as Newsboy |
| Fred Santley | as Judge in Musical Number |
| Syd Saylor | as Star Boarder |
| Harry Seymour | as O'Rourke's Varieties Stagehand |
| John Sheehan | as Boarder |
| Napoleon Simpson | as Porter |
| Charles Smith | as Teenager |
| Ernie Stanton | as Waiter |
| Elliott Sullivan | as Army Recruiter Examiner |
| Frank Sully | as Army Recruiter |
| Jim Toney | as Actor |
| Sailor Vincent | as Schults - Grocer in 'Peck's Bad Boy' |
| Dick Wessel | as Union Army Veteran #2 on Caisson |
| Leo White | as Backstage Actor - 'Peck's Bad Boy' |
| Dave Willock | as Stage Manager, 'Peck's Bad Boy' |
| Jack Wise | as Boarder |
| Victor Zimmerman | as Medical Officer |
| Actresses | |
| Joan Leslie | as Mary |
| Irene Manning | as Fay Templeton |
| Rosemary DeCamp | as Nellie Cohan |
| Jeanne Cagney | as Josie Cohan |
| Frances Langford | as Singer |
| Odette Myrtil | as Madame Bartholdi |
| Patsy Parsons | as Josie Cohan - As a Girl of 12 |
| Vivian Austin | as Pianist |
| Leah Baird | as Housekeeper |
| Leslie Brooks | as Chorus Girl - 'Little Johnny Jones' Number |
| Georgia Caine | as Border |
| Georgia Carroll | as Betsy Ross |
| Ann Corcoran | as Soubrette |
| Mary Currier | as Woman Entering Cohan's Dressing Room |
| Ann Doran | as Receptionist |
| Ann Edmonds | as Soubrette |
| Joyce Horne | as Teenager |
| Jean Inness | as Reporter |
| Marijo James | as Sister Act |
| Dorothy Kelly | as Sister Act |
| Phyllis Kennedy | as Fanny |
| Vera Lewis | as Actress |
| Audrey Long | as Dietz and Goff's Receptionst |
| Jerrie Lynne | as Singer |
| Jo Ann Marlowe | as Josie Cohan - Age 6 |
| June Millarde | as Young Girl |
| Dolores Moran | as Girl |
| Joyce Reynolds | as Teenager |
| Ruth Robinson | as Nurse |
| Juanita Stark | as Soubrette |
| Poppy Wilde | as Chorus Girl - 'Little Johnny Jones' Number |
| Joan Winfield | as Sally |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Plot: | A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a child-star in his family's vaudeville show up to the time of his comeback at which he received a medal from the president for his special contributions to the US, this is the life- story of George M. Cohan, who produced, directed, wrote and starred in his own musical shows for which he composed his famous songs. |
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"The Yankee Doodle Boy" (1904) (uncredited) from the Broadway Show "Little Johnny Jones" Written by George M. Cohan Played during the opening credits Sung and Danced by James Cagney and Chorus "Give My Regards to Broadway" (1904) (uncredited) from the Broadway Show "Little Johnny Jones" Written by George M. Cohan Sung and Danced by James Cagney and Chorus "Over There" (1917) (uncredited) Written by George M. Cohan Sung by Frances Langford, James Cagney and Chorus Reprised by marching soldiers at the end "You're a Grand Old Flag" (1906) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "George Washington Jr." Written by George M. Cohan Sung by James Cagney and Chorus "Mary's a Grand Old Name" (1906) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway" Written by George M. Cohan Played during the opening credits Sung by James Cagney and Joan Leslie (dubbed by Sally Sweetland) Sung also by Irene Manning "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway" (1906) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by James Cagney Sung also by Chorus "So Long, Mary" (1906) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway'" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by Irene Manning and Chorus "Off the Record" (1937) (uncredited) from the Broadway show I'd Rather Be Right' Music by 'Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Lorenz Hart Additional Lyrics by Jack Scholl (1942) Sung by James Cagney "Harrigan" (1908) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Fifty Miles from Boston" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by James Cagney and Joan Leslie (dubbed by Sally Sweetland) "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" (1897) (uncredited) Music by Kerry Mills Danced (in blackface) by Henry Blair, Walter Huston, Rosemary DeCamp and Jo Ann Marlowe "I Was Born in Virginia" (1906) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "George Washington Jr." Written by George M. Cohan Sung and Danced by James Cagney, Walter Huston, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney "While Strolling Through the Park One Day" (1884) (uncredited) Written by Ed Haley (1884) Performed by Patsy Parsons "The Warmest Baby in the Bunch" (1896) (uncredited) Written by George M. Cohan Performed by Joan Leslie (dubbed by Sally Sweetland) "The Red, White and Blue" (1843) (uncredited) aka "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" Written by David T. Shaw Arranged by Thomas A. Beckett Played during the parade and as part of the "You're a Grand Old Flag" sequence "Keep Your Eyes Upon Me (Dancing Master)" (uncredited) Written by Jerry Cohan Performed by Walter Huston and later by Henry Blair "Good Luck, Johnny" (1942) (uncredited) Music by M.K. Jerome Lyrics by Jack Scholl Sung by the chorus as part of the "Little Johnny Jones" sequence "Little Johnny Jones" (1942) (uncredited) Music by M.K. Jerome Lyrics by Jack Scholl Sung by the chorus as part of the "Little Johnny Jones" sequence "All Aboard for Old Broadway" (1942) (uncredited) Music by M.K. Jerome Lyrics by Jack Scholl Sung by the chorus as part of the "Little Johnny Jones" sequence "Oh, You Wonderful Girl" (1911) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "The Little Millionaire" Written by George M. Cohan Part of The Four Cohans on Broadway medley/montage "Blue Skies, Gray Skies" (1927) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "The Merry Malones" Written by George M. Cohan Part of The Four Cohans on Broadway medley/montage "The Belle of the Barbers' Ball" (1908) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Cohan and Harris Minstrels" Written by George M. Cohan Part of The Four Cohans on Broadway medley/montage "(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land"(1860) (uncredited) Music by Daniel Decatur Emmett Played as part of the "You're a Grand Old Flag" sequence "The Battle Hymn of the Republic: (circa 1856) (uncredited) Music by William Steffe Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe (1862) Played and sung as part of the "You're a Grand Old Flag" sequence "Auld Lang Syne" (1788) (uncredited) Traditional Scottish 17th century music Lyrics by Robert Burns Played and sung as part of the "You're a Grand Old Flag" sequence "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (1863) (uncredited) Music and Lyrics by Louis Lambert Played and sung as part of the "You're a Grand Old Flag" sequence "America, My Country Tis of Thee" (1832) (uncredited) Music attributed to 'Henry Carey ("God Save the King!") (1744) Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith Played and sung as part of the "You're a Grand Old Flag" sequence "Like the Wandering Minstrel" (1927) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "The Merry Malones" Written by George M. Cohan Played and sung as part of the travel montage "The Love Nest" (1920) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Mary" Music by Louis A. Hirsch Lyrics by Otto A. Harbach Sung by Frances Langford as part of the post-WWI medley "Nellie Kelly, I Love You" (1922) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Little Nellie Kelly" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by Frances Langford as part of the post-WWI medley "The Man Who Owns Broadway" (1909) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "The Man Who Owns Broadway" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by Frances Langford as part of the post-WWI medley "Molly Malone" (1927) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "The Merry Malones" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by Frances Langford as part of the post-WWI medley "Billie" (1928) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Billie" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by Frances Langford as part of the post-WWI medley "Jeepers Creepers" (1938) (uncredited) Music by Harry Warren Lyrics by Johnny Mercer Sung a cappella and danced at George's farm by Dick Chandlee, Joyce Horne, Joyce Reynolds and Charles Smith "In a Kingdom of Our Own" (1929) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "The Royal Vagabond" Written by George M. Cohan Sung by Frances Langford as part of the post-WWI medley "You Remind Me of My Mother" (1922) (uncredited) from the Broadway show "Little Nellie Kelly" Written by George M. Cohan |
Goofs
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GEOG: There are no mountains visible from Providence, RI, despite what is shown in the opening scene. BOOM: Shadow sweeping across the set during "Yankee Doodle Dandy". BOOM: Shadow sweeping across set during "I'd rather be right" after George M. Cohan steps off the stairs and is behind the long table. DATE: In the "You're A Grand Old Flag" number, which supposedly takes place in the 1906 production of "George Washington Jr.," we see a group of Boy Scous march onto the stage. The Scout Movement was founded in 1907 by Sir Robert Baden-Powell in England and wasn't founded in the United States until 1910. DATE: The "You're A Grand Old Flag" number, supposedly takes place in the 1906 production of "George Washington Jr.," and uses multiple period flags to represent times before 1906. The Civil War flag, as an example, is correct for the time in question. However, in the final sequence characters carry, and an soft screen projection is made of, multiple 48 star flags. The 48 star flag was not introduced until 1912. In 1906, it should have been a 45 star flag. (Oklahoma was admitted to the Union in 1907, New Mexico and Arizona in 1912). Continuity: In the dressing room scene, just before Albee's visit, Jerry Cohan wraps a scarf around his neck while he's talking to George M. Cohan and leaves one end outside of his dressing gown. In the next shot, the scarf is tucked in. Fact errors: Variety newspaper headline is actually "Sticks Nix Hick Pix" (17 July 1935). Fact errors: In a newspaper photograph, the Lusitania has two funnels instead of four. Continuity: After George M. Cohan plays the violin as a child, he sets the instrument down on a table and it changes position between shots. Fact errors: George M. Cohan received a Congressional Gold Medal, not the Medal of Honor. DATE: The writers stretch the bounds "poetic license" by trying to tie George M. Cohan's flop Popularity (1906) with the sinking of the Lusitania (1915) and the U.S. entry into World War I (1917) as all occurring at the same time. DATE: The song "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" is referenced before George M. Cohan starred in the 1937 production of "I'd Rather Be Right Than Be President". The song was written in 1940. DATE: The violin George M. Cohan played on stage as a child was fitted with a chin piece not used on violins until the twentieth century. DATE: In the "You're A Grand Old Flag" number, which supposedly takes place in the 1906 production of "George Washington Jr.," an African-American chorus pays tribute to a backdrop image of Abraham Lincoln , seated in a chair. The Lincoln image is taken from Daniel Chester French's sculpture for the Lincoln Memorial. This sculpture was not completed until the opening of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922. BOOM: The boom mic's shadow falls across the back wall as George M. Cohan and Harris head to the Western Union office. Continuity: George M. Cohan's work coat is unbuttoned/unbuttoned during the scene where he is chopping wood, and talking to his sister. Fact errors: After Cohan's father Jerry dies, George M. Cohan is called the last of the Four Cohans. Actually, Cohan's mother, Helen, died in 1928. Jerry died in 1917 and Cohan's sister, Josie, died in 1916. DATE: Near the beginning of the movie, George M. Cohan is describing his birth (in 1878) to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and speaks of the flag "having fewer stars then, but people knew more were coming". The camera fades to a scene of an American flag waving on a flagpole, before panning down to people at a 4th of July parade waving hand held flags. The hand held flags appear to be the correct 38 star flags of 1878, but the flag on the pole is the 45 star flag introduced in 1896. Fact errors: In the movie, Josie was younger than George. Josie was was actually two years older than George M. Cohan. Revealing mistakes: In the shot preceding the "Yankee Doodle Dandy" number, a close up of the conductor's stand shows the conductor's music, which is only a "lead sheet" with the vocal line and lyrics only. This would never be the case, especially on Broadway. The conductor always had a "piano-conductor" part with vocal line and a 2 staff accompaniment of all the music in the show. GEOG: When George M. Cohan arrives at the White House he walks up a set of stairs to reach the oval office. At the end of the movie, he dances down the same flight of stairs. The oval office is in the West Wing and on the ground floor. CHAR: Despite the film's storyline, and Cohan's own lifelong claim, that he was born on the 4th of July (and his having written the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" containing that very line), George M. Cohan was in fact born on the 3rd of July (1878). DATE: During the dock scene where Cohan is singing "Give My Regards to Broadway," the S.S. Hurrah steams away with a 48-star flag astern. The Broadway play from which the song came was produced during the time when the flag had only 45 stars. SYNC: When Francis Langford is singing "Over There" and the power goes out her voice over is still singing while her lips are apparently asking "what is going on?" to George. |
Quotes
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George M. Cohan: My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you. [George M. Cohan comes into apartment and smells something cooking] George M. Cohan: Mmmmm... ham or bacon? Mary: Bacon. George M. Cohan: Good. Ham makes me self-conscious. George M. Cohan: Thanks, Sam. It'll be great as long as those critics don't start to eat off my leg. Sam Harris: Oh, don't worry about the critics! You got a smash hit! It's in the air, kid! It's in the air! You can't stop anything that's in the air! [first lines] Critic #1: I call it a hit. What'll your review say? Critic #2: I like it too, so I guess I'll pan it. [a group of soldiers in marching off to fight in World War II, singing Cohan's World War I song, "Over There"] Sergeant on parade: What's the matter, old timer? Don't you remember this song? George M. Cohan: Seems to me I do. Sergeant on parade: Well, I don't hear anything. [Cohan starts singing along, with tears coming into his eyes] George M. Cohan: It seems it always happens. Whenever we get too high-hat and too sophisticated for flag-waving, some thug nation decides we're a push-over all ready to be blackjacked. And it isn't long before we're looking up, mighty anxiously, to be sure the flag's still waving over us. Eddie Foy: [Cohan's competitor Eddie Foy is reading a poster advertising Cohan's latest success] "Cohan and Harris present George Washington jr starring the author and composer George M. Cohan." [... ] "George M. Cohan and his royal family. Books and lyrics, music and directed by George M. Cohan. Printed by Sam Divensky". That must be Cohan's alias. |
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