James Cagney came up with the idea to tap dance down the White House stairs only five minutes before the cameras rolled for a scene in the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy. He intentionally did not consult with director Michael Curtiz beforehand, believing the director would forbid the dangerous improvisation on the smooth marble surface, and nailed the take perfectly in one go. Credit: Warner Bros. | History In Pictures
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Remembering James Cagney in... Yankee Doodle Dandy Old Man Scene Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, and Vera Lewis. Joan Leslie's singing voice was partially dubbed by Sally Sweetland. The film was written by Robert Buckner and Edmund Joseph, and directed by Mich
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The Swans Pod on Instagram: "James Cagney in YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942) directed by Michael Curtiz. Cagney improvised the tap dance in this scene. “I didn’t think of it ‘til five minutes before I went on,” he said. “And I didn’t check with the director or anything, I just did it.” He also won the Oscar in 1943 for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance. #theswanspod #jamescagney #oldhollywood #classicmovie #oldhollywoodstars #goldenageofhollywood #classicmovieslo #vintagefilm"
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