However, Warner Bros., perhaps searching for another Yankee Doodle Dandy, assigned Cagney a musical for his next picture, 1950's The West Point Story with Doris Day, an actress he admired.
Međutim, Warneri su, vjerojatno u potrazi za novim Yankee Doodle Dandyjem, Cagneyju za sljedeći film dali mjuzikl, Priču iz West Pointa iz 1950. s Doris Day, glumicom kojoj se divio.