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DVD Yankee Doodle Dandy (Two-Disc Special Edition)
James Cagney thrills in a rare (and limber) song-and-dance performance as composer-entertainer George M. Cohan. This nostalgic biography is told in flashbacks, covering Cohan's formative years becoming Broadway's brightest star and touching upon his loves, musicals, and artistic triumphs. Director Michael Curtiz (The Adventures of Robin Hood) offers Cagney ample opportunities to invent an utterly charming performance in what is practically a one-man show. If you've never seen Cagney as a hoofer, you're in for a treat: his dancing is as dynamic as anything else he's ever done on screen. --Tom Keogh
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It's got energy to spare, and Cagney is a dynamo as the song and dance man George M. Cohan. The ending is heavy on the flag-waving, but after all it was 1942 and the war was on. There are other overly sentimental scenes, but in this biographical movie that is more the fault of Cohan than it is of the picture.
Cagney can't sing worth a lick, but he can dance, even if he does look like Rocco doing a buck and wing. His presence on the screen is like a tornado on a Kansas landscape. Walter Huston is a real standout as Cohan's father. The direction is tight and constantly moves the story forward - it doesn't lag for a second. It's one of the best up-beat movies ever made. I remember it being show frequently on TV (at least in the NYC area) during the 1950s-60s, and everytime I watched it, it knocked me out. (I loved trying to duplicate Cagney's dance bit that he does on the walls, to my mother's great annoyance.) Definitely worth a watch.
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This DVD is just fantastic..a thoroughly good Sunday movie, inspirational, well acted and some of the best dance routines ever seen on a movie. Jimmy Cagney is a surprise package, a wonderful dancer and perfect for this role. This film was great in everyway, great performances, great storey and a musical as well. The best!!
Yankee Doodle Dandy
In my opinion this was James Cagney's best role as an actor, and that is saying something thinking about all the classic movies he stared in. This movie not only showed what a great actor Cagney was but he sings and dances into your heart as George M. Cohan. Absolutely a truly great movie!
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