Film Studies
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Edited by Patrick McGilligan
Tino Balio, Series EditorWisconsin/Warner Bros screenplay series
The 1942 smash musical hit Yankee Doodle Dandy has long remained a favorite among audiences and film buffs. Ostensibly the story of "Mr. Broadway"—George M. Cohan—the movie evolved in its making into one of Warners' trademark "biopics" and a showcase for the singing and dancing talents of James Cagney.This book includes the complete screenplay.
Patrick McGilligan is a professional writer. He is a contributing editor of American Film magazine and his articles have appeared in several film anthologies. He is also the author of several film related books. Tino Balio, Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of WisconsinMadison, is the author of United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, and the editor of The American Film Industry as well as the 22 volume Wisconsin/Warner Bros. Screenplay series, all published by the University of Wisconsin Press. He directed the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theatre Research from 1966 to 1882.
BACK IN PRINT
December 2005
LC: 80-052293 PN
240 pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
32 illus.
ISBN-13: 978-0-299-08474-5
ISBN-10: 0-299-08474-4
Paper $24.95 x
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