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- Cohan appeared in 1930 in The Song and Dance Man, a revival of his tribute to vaudeville and his father. In 1932, he starred in a dual role as a cold, corrupt politician and his charming, idealistic campaign double in the Hollywood musical film The Phantom President.
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The Phantom President is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy and political satire film. It was directed by Norman Taurog, starred George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, and Jimmy Durante, with songs by Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics). [1]
The Phantom President: Directed by Norman Taurog. With George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert, Jimmy Durante, George Barbier. A presidential candidate is deemed to have a dull personality, thus a charismatic look-alike is hired as a front.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Norman Taurog
- 1932-09-23
George F. Worts. Harlan Thompson. Walter DeLeon. Too bad for presidential hopes of banker T.K. Blair; his party feels he has too little flair for savoir faire. But at a medicine show, the party bosses find Blair's double: huckster Doc Varney.
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May 12, 2021 · George M Cohan, the composer and showman who was portrayed by James Cagney in biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy, played the dual roles of Peter Varney and Theodore K. Blair, with Claudette Colbert as his love interest Felicia Hammond, and Jimmy Durante as Varney’s sidekick, Curley Cooney.
George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878 [1] – November 5, 1942) was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer. Cohan began his career as a child, performing with his parents and sister in a vaudeville act known as "The Four Cohans". Beginning with Little Johnny Jones in 1904, he wrote ...
The Phantom President (1933) was the story of a small time song and dance man who agrees to campaign in place of a lackluster presidential candidate he bears a twin-like resemblance to. Cohan played both roles, using spilt screen technology in several scenes.
