"A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan."
James Cagney
as George M. Cohan
Joan Leslie
as Mary
Walter Huston
as Jerry Cohan
Richard Whorf
as Sam Harris
Irene Manning
as Fay Templeton
George Tobias
as Dietz
Rosemary DeCamp
as Nellie Cohan
Jeanne Cagney
as Josie Cohan
Frances Langford
as Singer
George Barbier
as Erlanger
Walter Catlett
as Theatre Manager
Douglas Croft
as George M. Cohan, as a boy of 13
Eddie Foy Jr.
as Eddie Foy
Minor Watson
as Albee
Chester Clute
as Goff
Odette Myrtil
as Madame Bartholdi
Patsy Parsons
as Josie Cohan, as a girl of 12
S.Z. Sakall
as Schwab
Jack Young
as The President
Ann Doran
as Receptionist (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
as Maurice Ruppe (uncredited)
Dolores Moran
as The Pippirino (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
as Chorus Girl for 'Little Johnny Jones' Number (uncredited)
Phyllis Kennedy
as Fanny (uncredited)
Doris Merrick
as (uncredited role)
Jean Inness
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dorothy Kelly
as
Hazel Dohlman
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
John Breen
as Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Deery
John Alban
as Theatre Patron
Murray Alper
as Wiseguy
Audrey Long
as Dietz and Goff's Receptionst
Michael Curtiz
Director
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Hal B. Wallis
George Amy
Editor
William Cagney
Producer
Robert Buckner
Screenplay
Julius J. Epstein
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
Edmund Joseph
Bill Cooley
Makeup Artist
LeRoy Prinz
Choreographer
Everett Alton Brown
Sound Recordist
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
Perc Westmore
Martha Acker
Hairstylist
Ruby Felker
Ray Heindorf
Original Music Composer
Heinz Roemheld
Bill Phillips
George M. Cohan
Songs
Carl Jules Weyl
Art Direction
Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Master
Story