Los Angeles Times, 10/06/2003, p.C12, "...Sentimental, patriotic, and endlessly entertaining..."
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1993.
Copyright 1943 Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
According to the book INSIDE OSCAR, the film received a huge premiere--in which the best seats went for a whopping $25,000. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY continued to do well for Warner Bros., becoming the studio's top-grossing film.
This was James Cagney's final film as a Warner Bros. contract player.
Additional choreographer: John Boyle
"You are the first of your profession to win a Congressional Medal of Honor." -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt to George M. Cohan (JAMES CAGNEY)
"My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you." -- George M. Cohan (JAMES CAGNEY), to his audiences
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono - English
An outstanding musical about the life and times of George M. Cohan, playwright, entertainer, composer and patriot. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Story. Academy Awards: Best Actor--James Cagney, Best Sound Recording, Best Scoring of a Musical Picture.