Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) by Noel K — 05 Nov 2007

First James Cagney movie I saw. The bio pic style and the story of George Cohan is great.

This review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) was written by Noel K on 05 Nov 2007.

Yankee Doodle Dandy has generally received very positive reviews.

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James Cagney is great in this super patriotic jam. He was just as great as a song and dance man as he was a gangster…

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