98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Running Time: 126 Minutes
Director: Michael Curtiz
Date Watched: 08/20/2010 Medium: DVD

Summary (from Amazon.com): " A patriotic recreation of the life and times of George M. Cohan, with many of his songs. "

Molly: (5 out of 5 stars): "I loved this movie. It was well done, the songs were catchy and fun, and the characters were very lovable. I would highly recommend this to anyone and thought that the fact that it was a true(ish) story made it even better!"

Nick (4.5 out of 5 stars): "A fun, clean movie. The songs were enjoyable and performed well."

Random Movie Facts (from IMDb.com):

• Many facts were changed or ignored to add to the feel of the movie. For example, the real George M. Cohan was married twice, and although his second wife's middle name was Mary, she went by her first name, Agnes. In fact, the movie deviated so far from the truth that, following the premiere, the real George M. Cohan commented, "It was a good movie. Who was it about?"
• James Cagney was eleven years older than his screen mother Rosemary DeCamp.
• Walking down the stairs at the White House, James Cagney goes into a tap dance. According to TCM, that was completely ad-libbed.