River Oaks Theatre Weekend Midnight Movie: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Every Friday and Saturday night at 11:55pm, it’s another Midnight Movie Classic at the Landmark River Oaks Theatre.

Friday & Saturday July 3 & 4:  Yankee Doodle Dandy.  Here comes Uncle Sam’s Star Spangled Yankee Doddle Dandy!.

Legendary actor James Cagney stars in the role for which he won an Academy Award—the life of singer, dancer and songwriter George M. Cohan, a true Yankee Doodle Dandy.

This nonstop musical tour de force sings, dances and celebrates the life and career of a music man who lifted a nation, the first entertainer awarded the United States Congressional Medal of Honor for his contribution to morale.

From his early days as a vaudeville performer to his stardom on Broadway, Cohan composed the songs that defined his generation, including “Over There,” “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”

Directed by Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, White Christmas, Mildred Pierce).

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (NR) 2 hrs, 6 mins
RELEASE: 06/06/1942
CAST: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf
DIRECTOR: Michael Curtiz