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Raucous, vulgar, over long.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!
1942 · 2h 6m · Approved
Drama, Music
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
Overview
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
Director and cast
- Michael Curtiz Director
- James Cagney as George M. Cohan
- Joan Leslie as Mary
- Walter Huston as Jerry Cohan
- Richard Whorf as Sam Harris
- Irene Manning as Fay Templeton
- George Tobias as Dietz
- Rosemary DeCamp as Nellie Cohan
- Jeanne Cagney as Josie Cohan
- Frances Langford as Singer
- George Barbier as Erlanger
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
You will find as warm and delightful a musical picture as has hit the screen in years, a corking good entertainment and as affectionate, if not as accurate, a film biography as has ever -- yes, ever -- been made.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
The greatness of the film resides entirely in the Cagney performance.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Yankee Doodle Dandy is rah-rah, no matter how you slice it.
Variety
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