Yankee Doodle Dandy

Pros: Cagney at his best. Music and dancing,acting superb. A classic film.
Cons: None

Of all the movies I have ever watched, the movie "Yankee Doodle Dandy" would stand out to be my all time favorite.
This film has it all from great music, dancing, outstanding acting,and a wonderful biography about a great talent,"George M. Cohan"...

Pros: James Cagney. George M. Cohan. Great Music.
Cons: Typical Hollywood "biography"

You're a grand old rag, You're a high flying flag And forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of The land I love. The home of the free and the brave. ...

Pros: Cagney, Cagney, Cagney, and a picture of the origins of our musical theater.
Cons: Monochrome puts some persons off; print quality is vital. Sentimentality is a problem

In YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, Jimmy Cagney sings "It's a Grand Old Flag." He dances up a wall almost as well as Donald O'Connor. (Cagney was 42 at the time.) He creates an Academy Award Winning Portrait of George M. Cohan, a beloved figure in American ...

Pros: Full of song and dance and patriotism
Cons: Not completely accurate

A few weeks ago, the third and fourth grade at my daughter’s school did a patriotic salute about the American flag including the song “There are many flags in many lands”. (Monkey Girl got to be Betsy Ross) My daughter’s best friend was ...

Pros: Cagney, music, good family piece
Cons: none

They couldn’t have found a better person to play the part of this purported biographical movie about George M. Cohan than James Cagney. In fact, it is said that Cohan asked that Cagney play his part. From what I viewed in the movie, Cagney offered ...

Pros: Wonderful Music and Patriotic History
Cons: Nothing!

Yankee Doodle Dandy! is the most marvelous American patriotic musical film production that I have ever seen. The movie is about the life of George M. Cohan, composer, author, and entertainer who literally changed the face of Broadway and American...

Pros: Cagney. The musical performances.
Cons: Tinges of jingoism. No real plot. Gross factual errors.

There is no doubt that James Cagney (1899-1986) was, always was, one of the greatest acting talents of his time. The long stretch of potentially dreary tough-guy roles was enlivened by both his talent and his sincerity. But Cagney began life as a ...

Pros: Cagney. Did I say Cagney?
Cons: None, unless you hate black and white movies. How could you?

James Cagney never let us down, did he? In "Yankee Doodle Dandy," Cagney, so often cast as a bad guy, plays the vaudevillian, dancer, producer and stage master George M. Cohan, showing his faults, his talents and above all, his total love of his family ...

Pros: James Cagney at his ultimate best -- Cohan's music
Cons: People have tampered with the original print, requiring caution when buying

Here I am with another of my all-time favorite movies. This time it has ties to another favorite subject of mine -- Patriotism. Some people are skyrocket Patriots who shine brightly in our National Heavens. They range from George Washington, to Davy...

Pros: Music, songs, screenplay, Cagney's charisma and acting. Toe-tapping fun from beginning to end.
Cons: As with many WWII era films, patriotism somewhat overdone.

Although he will always be well known for his gangster roles, James Cagney’s only Academy Award for Best Actor came for his role as George M. Cohan, the hoofer, singer, dancer, actor and playwright portrayed in “Yankee Doodle Dandy”. One...

Pros: Jimmy Cagney's favorite screen role was as the wry, wise-mouth'd George M. Cohan.
Cons: It's a black-and-white musical from 1942, which seems dated to some viewers.

As William Jefferson Clinton turned over the Presidency to George W. Bush, I dusted off my copy of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" for another Inaugural Day viewing.

While many people remember Jimmy Cagney as the hoodlum, I think of his...

Pros: Jimmy Cagney at his best!
Cons: A little pat.

A group of us started watching the AFI list of 100 movies right after it was announced. In all cases, we've tried to watch the best possible version of the film on video - a letterboxed version, a director's cut, a remastered video. We've also tracked...

Pros: energy, Cagney, Huston, sets, humor
Cons: sometimes melodramatic, corny, or simplistic

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" is a biography of legendary Broadway performer, composer, director and producer George M. Cohan. James Cagney, better known for playing gangsters, won his only Oscar for Best Actor portraying the legendary Cohan....

Pros: Cagney's dancing; simply splendid!
Cons: Cagney's singing; made up for by his superb dancing.

When the average movie fan thinks about Jimmy Cagney, that trite imitation done by millions of stand-up comics usually comes to mind: "You dirty rat, you killed my brother", etc., etc. Great musical numbers are usually not mentioned in the same breath...

Pros: great musical
Cons: none

James Cagney said the role of George M. Cohan was his all-time favorite film role. Cagney, like many leading actors of his time came to film via 1920s Broadway. For those of you who're thinking "Cagney's a gangster character. He can't dance!",...