James Cagney shows us how to dance down the stairs.
James Cagney shows us how to dance down the stairs.
Jul 5, 2013
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James Cagney came up with the idea to tap dance down the White House stairs only five minutes before the cameras rolled for a scene in the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy. He intentionally did not consult with director Michael Curtiz beforehand, believing the director would forbid the dangerous improvisation on the smooth marble surface, and nailed the take perfectly in one go. Credit: Warner Bros. | History In Pictures
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James Cagney goes down the stairs in the classiest way in the classic musical ”Yankee Doodle Dandy” (1942)!!🖤 #jamescagney #yankeedoodledandy #oldhollywoodglamour #oldhollywoodstars #oldhollywoodglam #oldhollywoodmovies #classic #classics #classichollywood #classichollywoodfilmstars #vintage #vintagehollywoodstars #vintagehollywood #nostalgia #1940s #1942 #silverscreen #silverscreenstars #beauty #icons #legends | Vestiges of Hidden History
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- The post shares a clip from the 1942 film *Yankee Doodle Dandy*, depicting James Cagney as George M. Cohan tap-dancing down the White House stairs in an improvised routine that director Michael Curtiz warned was too hazardous on the slick surface. - Cagney, drawing from his vaudeville background, ignored the advice to merely walk and completed the energetic descent flawlessly in one take, a feat corroborated by film histories and Cagney's own accounts. - This moment highlights the era's unscri
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