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# Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942): cast and crew

36 cast and 22 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [James Cagney](https://film.one/person/james-cagney.md) as George M. Cohan
- [Joan Leslie](https://film.one/person/joan-leslie.md) as Mary
- [Walter Huston](https://film.one/person/walter-huston.md) as Jerry Cohan
- [Richard Whorf](https://film.one/person/richard-whorf.md) as Sam Harris
- [Irene Manning](https://film.one/person/irene-manning.md) as Fay Templeton
- [George Tobias](https://film.one/person/george-tobias.md) as Dietz
- [Rosemary DeCamp](https://film.one/person/rosemary-decamp.md) as Nellie Cohan
- [Jeanne Cagney](https://film.one/person/jeanne-cagney.md) as Josie Cohan
- [Frances Langford](https://film.one/person/frances-langford.md) as Singer
- [George Barbier](https://film.one/person/george-barbier.md) as Erlanger
- [Walter Catlett](https://film.one/person/walter-catlett.md) as Theatre Manager
- [Douglas Croft](https://film.one/person/douglas-croft.md) as George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13
- Eddie Foy Jr. as Eddie Foy
- [Minor Watson](https://film.one/person/minor-watson.md) as Albee
- Chester Clute as Goff
- [Odette Myrtil](https://film.one/person/odette-myrtil.md) as Madame Bartholdi
- Patsy Parsons as Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12
- [S.Z. Sakall](https://film.one/person/s-z-sakall.md) as Schwab
- Jack Young as The President
- [Ann Doran](https://film.one/person/ann-doran.md) as Receptionist (uncredited)
- [Frank Faylen](https://film.one/person/frank-faylen.md) as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
- Pat Flaherty as Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
- Bert Moorhouse as Maurice Ruppe (uncredited)
- Dolores Moran as The Pippirino (uncredited)
- Poppy Wilde as Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited)
- Phyllis Kennedy as Fanny (uncredited)
- Doris Merrick as (uncredited)
- Jean Inness as Reporter (uncredited)
- Dorothy Kelly as (uncredited)
- Hazel Dohlman as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- John Breen as Soldier (uncredited)
- Jack Deery as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- John Alban as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
- [Murray Alper](https://film.one/person/murray-alper.md) as Wiseguy (uncredited)
- Audrey Long as Dietz and Goff's Receptionist (uncredited)
- Ernie Stanton as Waiter (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Michael Curtiz](https://film.one/person/michael-curtiz.md): Director

## Writing

- [Robert Buckner](https://film.one/person/robert-buckner.md): Screenplay, Story
- [Julius J. Epstein](https://film.one/person/julius-j-epstein.md): Screenplay
- [Edmund Joseph](https://film.one/person/edmund-joseph.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Jack Warner](https://film.one/person/jack-l-warner.md): Executive Producer
- [Hal B. Wallis](https://film.one/person/hal-b-wallis.md): Executive Producer
- [William Cagney](https://film.one/person/william-cagney.md): Producer

## Camera

- [James Wong Howe](https://film.one/person/james-wong-howe.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [George Amy](https://film.one/person/george-amy.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Ray Heindorf](https://film.one/person/ray-heindorf.md): Original Music Composer
- [Heinz Eric Roemheld](https://film.one/person/heinz-roemheld.md): Original Music Composer
- George M. Cohan: Songs

## Art

- Carl Jules Weyl: Art Direction

## Costume and make-up

- Bill Cooley: Makeup Artist
- [Milo Anderson](https://film.one/person/milo-anderson.md): Costume Design
- Perc Westmore: Makeup Artist
- Martha Acker: Hairstylist
- Ruby Felker: Hairstylist
- Bill Phillips: Makeup Artist
- Rydo Loshak: Wardrobe Master

## Crew

- LeRoy Prinz: Choreographer
- Everett Alton Brown: Sound Recordist

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