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MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Curtiz, Hugh MacMullan
Genre: Musical Drama, Biopic [feature], Musical
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Summary:
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-wav... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
James Cagney - (George M. Cohan)
Joan Leslie - (Mary Cohan)
Walter Huston - (Jerry Cohan)
Richard Whorf - (Sam Harris)
Irene Manning - (Fay Templeton)
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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 Continue >>

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