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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) a score of 3.5164 out of 4
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)
Warner Brothers really came up with a worthy package of extras. Yankee Doodle Dandy is a classic American film and the bonus features do a fabulous job of celebrating two American icons: George M. Cohan and James F. Cagney. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at Reel.com DVD review (James Plath)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US filmThe Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) is one of Hollywood's greatest, grandest and slickest musicals. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
It's heartfelt entertainment and anyone who ever whistled a tune, tapped a toe or hummed a bar of music will love it. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVDJournal.com (Mark Bourne)DVDJournal.com (Mark Bourne)
It delivers its red-white-and-blue patriotism to you by the exuberant bushel, but this grand old film reminds us that there was a time when patriotism was more heartfelt than bullying and jingoistic. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at DVDJournal.com (Mark Bourne)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
...nothing more than good old-fashioned entertainment as one legendary song and dance man pays tribute to another. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 Film (--)Channel 4 Film (--)
Thanks to fluent direction, fine photography and Cagney's brillance as actor and song and dance man, the whole piece is surprisingly palatable. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at Channel 4 Film (--)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio)DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
There's more to "Yankee Doodle Dandy" than a great performance by Cagney and a few great songs. There's a great story, too, and a great supporting cast. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for At-A-Glance Film ReviewsAt-A-Glance Film Reviews
Cagney's high-energy performance embodies the spirit of Cohan's most well known flag waving songs -- "It's a Grand Old Flag," "Over There," and so forth. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
He doesn't dance so much as strut; he doesn't act so much as sell you his desire to entertain. ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 2.62 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"James Cagney played George M. Cohan with great vigor and won his only Oscar for that brilliant performance." ...read the complete Yankee Doodle Dandy movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Edwin Jahiel (Edwin Jahiel)Edwin Jahiel (Edwin Jahiel)
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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