CLASSIC MOVIES: YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)

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Brief Movie Synopsis [courtesy of Amazon.com]:

James Cagney danced and sang his way to a
well-deserved Academy Award for his outstanding
portrayal of vaudeville composer and performer
George M. Cohan in this Oscar-nominated biography.

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REVIEWS:

"Yankee Doodle Dandy...[is] 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. .... The picture magnificently
matches the theatrical brilliance of Mr. Cohan's career, packed
as it is with vigorous humor and honest sentiment. And the
performance of Mr. Cagney as the one and original Song-and-Dance
Man is an unbelievably faithful characterization and
a piece of playing that glows with energy."

-- Excerpt from The New York Times; May 30, 1942

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