Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) by Don R — 22 Jun 2007

Excellent bio pic about George M. Cohan...Cagney is a tour-de-force in this one!

This review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) was written by Don R on 22 Jun 2007.

Yankee Doodle Dandy has generally received very positive reviews.

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