Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
James Cagney as George M Cohan
Irish-American Cagney played the Irish-American Cohan,
singing in a half-sing/half-reciting style. The songwriter leaves the family
act, is black-listed and had difficulty. Until he teams up with a new producer
and he becomes a success.
In the scene where Cohan dances down the stairs, Cagney
performed the step down dance with no rehearsal and completed in one take.
More Information:
James Cagney http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cagney
Joan Leslie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Leslie
