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Yankee Doodle Dandy

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Yankee Doodle Dandy
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NR,2hrs 6min
Genre:
Musical
Release:
1942
Directors:
Michael Curtiz, Hugh MacMullan
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston  ...more
Synopsis: Yankee Doodle Dandy is no more the true-life story of George M. Cohan than The Jolson Story was the unvarnished truth about Al Jolson -- but who the heck cares? Dandy has song, dance, pathos, pageantry, uproarious comedy, and, best of all, James Cagney at his Oscar-winning best. After several failed attempts to bring the life of legendary, flag-waving song-and-dance man Cohan to the screen, Warners scenarist Robert Buckner opted for the anecdotal approach, unifying the film's largely unrelated episodes ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Yankee Doodle Dandy was one of the best World War II-era patriotic propaganda films, and it has proven itself enduringly popular in the decades following its release. The film succeeds almost entirely on the performance of James Cagney as legendary song-and-dance performer George M. Cohan, although significant credit should also be given to director Michael Curtiz, who expertly stages each scene to ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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James Cagney
George M. Cohan
Joan Leslie
Mary Cohan
Walter Huston
Jerry Cohan
Richard Whorf
Sam Harris
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