Review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) by Andrew L — 24 Mar 2006

AFI #100 - Not bad, I was pretty impressed that I liked it as much as I did.

This review of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) was written by Andrew L on 24 Mar 2006.

Yankee Doodle Dandy has generally received very positive reviews.

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