Title from title screen.
"Based on the story of George M. Cohan."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1942.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Special features: digital transfer from restored picture and audio elements; documentaries chronicling the movie's making and James Cagney's career; audio commentary by Rudy Behlmer; John Travolta remembers James Cagney; Leonard Maltin hosts Warner night at the movies 1942 with trailer, newsreel, dramatic short, cartoon "Bugs Bunny gets the boid" and Cagney in wartime short "You, John Jones"; more vintage cartoons; galleries of art/photo/publicity materials and James Cagney trailers; audio-only extras: radio show and prerecording session outtakes/rehearsals.
Director of photography, James Wong Howe ; film editor, George Amy ; lyrics and music by George M. Cohan.
James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias.
DVD-R; Dolby mono.
In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Named to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress.
Academy Awards, 1943: Winner, Best Actor in Leading Roll (James Cagney), Best Song, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld), Best Sound, Recording (Nathan Levinson)
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