Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway is a three-act musical by George M. Cohan written about the town of New Rochelle, New York. The title refers to the 45-minute train ride from New Rochelle to Broadway.
Sheet music cover for "Mary's a Grand Old Name" noting the 1920 film based on the play
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Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical drama film about George M. Cohan. It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George T
Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
…Charles Ray. Two songs from the original production, "Mary Is a Grand Old Name" and "So Long Mary", were performed in the 1942 George M. Cohan biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy, although the film segments bore no resemblance to the 1906 musical. On March 15, 1959, the American television series Omnibus telecast a live version…
Theatrical release poster by Bill Gold
Premiere at New York's Hollywood Theatre on May 29, 1942. Tickets were available only to those who bought war bonds. Former New York governor Al Smith and his wife are in the horse-drawn carriage.
James Cagney as George M. Cohan performing "The Yankee Doodle Boy" from Little Johnny Jones