Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) by Scott R — 03 Sep 2017
James Cagney moves from King of the Gangsters to a song and dance man in this sugary sweet Hollywood biopic of George M. Cohan. Looking at it from a view of sentimentality and admiring Cagney's versatile performance we can ignore the storyline's pitfalls of not really following Cohan's life.
The dance numbers as illustrious and Cagney has quite the voice. He would win the 1942 Best Actor Oscar for his role; which was definitely deserved. One of the finest black and white musicals out there.
This review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) was written by Scott R on 03 Sep 2017.
Yankee Doodle Dandy has generally received very positive reviews.
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