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Yankee Doodle Dandy
- 2 Disc Special Edition
Yankee Doodle Dandy tells the story of Broadway showman, George
M. Cohan, played by James Cagney, and co-starring Walter Huston, Rosemary
DeCamp, and Cagney's own sister, Jeanne. "As the movie opens, Cohan
has been called out of retirement to star as Franklin D. Roosevelt in
``I'd Rather Be Right,'' a Broadway musical hailing the president as
war clouds gathered. He gets a telegram summoning him to the White House,
and arrives on foot, drenched, late at night. He's shown into the Oval
Office, where an over-the-shoulder shot of FDR identifies him by his
cigarette holder. The president says he remembers seeing ``The Four
Cohans'' in Boston 40 years earlier."
"That sets off an entire film of flashbacks, narrated by Cohan,
as he tells the president his life story."
"[Cagney] He doesn't dance so much as strut; he doesn't act so
much as sell you his desire to entertain. In dialogue scenes, when other
actors are talking, his eyes dart across their faces, silently urging
them to pick up the energy; he's like Michael Jordan impatiently willing
his co-stars to keep up with him. And when he's in full sail, as in
``Give My Regards to Broadway'' or ``Yankee Doodle Dandy,'' it's like
regarding a force of nature." ---- Roger Ebert
Selected for the Library of Congress National Film Registry of American
Film.
DVD - 2 Disc Special Edition
- Audio Track: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French
- Commentary by author and film historian Rudy Behlmer
- All-new transfer from restored picture and audio elements
- Warner Night at the Movies, 1942 introduced by Leonard Maltin
including trailers, newsreel, musical short subject and cartoon "Bugs
Bunny Gets the Boid"
- James Cagney trailer gallery
- "James Cagney: Top of the World" documentary (1992)
- "Let Freedom Sing! The Story of Yankee Doodle Dandy"
documentary (2003)
- John Travolta Remembers Jimmy Cagney
- "You, John Jones" short (1943)
- Audio vault: outtakes and rehearsals, 10/19/42 Lady Esther Screen
Guild Theater Radio Show
- Waving the Flag galleries: George M. Cohan sheet music, dressed
set stills, scene concept stills, publicity and posters
- Looney Tunes: "Yankee Doodle Daffy," "Yankee Doodle
Bugs"
Curator's Comments:
Read
Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Black & White
126 minutes
Released: 1942
Rated: NR
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Musical
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