[Cyman]

I have watched this scene 50 times and I am still amazed at Cagney’s flawless technique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlvB4xk4LNQ

[Rodamala]

That's one of my father's favorite movie scenes... he bemoans the fact that his knees are not up for such a "stunt" as dancing down a fight of stairs like James Cagney. Actually, I think he has asked surgeons that he was interviewing for the possibility of knee replacement surgery if when they were done, if he would be able to dance down stairs like James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Anyways, I forwarded him the link to the OP's video via email and he responded saying to check out The Gallant Hours... as it reminds him of his time in the USN.

I distinctively remember seeing this movie with him on TCM, as I recall noting the Fleet Admiral Flag flying at the beginning of the film, and that at the end of the film that flag the one passed to him as he is Piped Ashore.

The Gallant Hours Opening and Closing