Yankee Doodle Dandy/Trivia

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  • Playing Against Type: Cagney actually had quite a bit of experience in musical theater. However, his film career had typecast him as a tough guy after he starred in hit gangster films like The Public Enemy and Angels with Dirty Faces.
  • Throw It In: The most famous scene in the film, where Cohan tap-dances down a White House staircase, was ad-libbed by Cagney and done without any rehearsal.
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