Yankee Doodle Dandy—American Tunes Film Series
Schedule
Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Humanities Quadrangle, Room L02, 320 York Street, New Haven, CT | New Haven, CT
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YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (Michael Curtiz, 1942, 35mm, 126 mins)Song-and-dance man George M. Cohan (played by a tap-dancing James Cagney) recounts his life from vaudeville to Broadway, culminating in FDR presenting him with the Congressional Gold Medal. This exuberant musical biopic blends patriotic pageantry, Warner Bros. dynamism, and mid-century optimism. Cagney won his only Academy Award for his electric, kinetic performance in Curtiz’s celebration of American resilience. Introduction by Joshua Cochran. 35mm print from the Harvard Film Archive.
“American Tunes” features films that investigate the meaning of America through song, and is co-presented by the Yale Film Archive and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Full schedule: bit.ly/yalefilmarchivescreenings
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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Where is it happening?
Humanities Quadrangle, Room L02, 320 York Street, New Haven, CT, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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