Yankee Doodle Dandy
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The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
Cast
- James Cagney
- Joan Leslie
- Walter Huston
- Richard Whorf
- Irene Manning
- George Tobias
- Rosemary DeCamp
- Jeanne Cagney
- Frances Langford
- George Barbier
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- Nov 14, 2020
Yankee Doodle Dandy or the unexpected perks of exploiting patriotism for a life of financial prosperity and fame. (I am not really that cynical, but that sure did sound like a good lead in my mind.) "I wouldn't worry about this country, if I were you. We got this thing…
Justin PetersonMar 23, 2020It is always exciting to review a classic movie and Yankee Doodle Dandy is certainly no exception. Starring the Hollywood legend James Cagney, this biopic on the life of song-and-dance man George M. Cohan entertains as much as it educates. A stylishly staged and impeccably…
Paul ElliottJul 4, 2018Did George M. Cohan go through life without any personal conflict?
Ben Rendich - Jun 18, 2014
Well, color me surprised. I actually enjoyed Yankee Doodle Dandy quite a bit. That's all due to James Cagney, though, because I'll admit that I hit the fast-forward button during several of the musical sequences and found the pacing unforgivably sloppy. I always slowed down…
RidaJul 6, 2013The greatest imaginable tribute to good old fashioned American vulgarity.
JoeJun 2, 2022"AFI 100 Years 100 Movies" completion - #47/100 A musical biopic about George M. Cohan, a musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer. Played by James Cagney in an oscar-winning performance, we follow the main man on a rather stale and sluggish journey of tap…
♠ Ben ♠ - May 12, 2020
The first ever classic film I deliberately chose to watch was Footlight Parade. About a year later, I watched The Public Enemy. It would be another year at least before I actually got into classic film, so for quite a while, James Cagney was the paragon of old movies to me.…
BreJan 26, 2023Folks, I just don’t care. It’s a bunch of Americana, dated moral stances and there’s Black Face. I found no interest here, besides some larger musical numbers that provide inherent joy. The actual narrative distances me, is old-fashioned in all the ways I don’t enjoy and…
Stephen GillespieMar 28, 2026Film # 20 of Musical March 2026 1942 was one of those years in cinema history when the real filmmakers came out to play, with some stellar productions produced by Hollywood's big studios. From RKO Studios' The Magnificent Ambersons and The Pride of the Yankees, to…
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- Eye Cinc likedYankee Doodle Dandy
Very emotional and that’s from someone that is not from USA. Cagney is great.
Paula201 lovedYankee Doodle DandyClassic Cagney movie. He was a true dancer.
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- LWLarry Weinberg
Metacritic
No one, with the possible exception of Bruce Lee, conveyed as much onscreen energy as Jimmy Cagney, and this musical biopic of George M. Cohan has that in spades, culminating in a dance down the White House stairs that is unforgettable. [03 Apr 2020, p.E1]
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Whatever he did, Cagney came across as one of the most dynamic performers in movie history--a short man with ordinary looks whose coiled tension made him the focus of every scene.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
As warm and delightful a musical picture as has hit the screen in years, a corking good entertainment and as affectionate, if not as accurate, a film biography as has ever—yes, ever—been made.
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times
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