Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links on this page. The dance routines are amazing as Cagney taps his toes so fast you will think this is a special effects trick, but No, Cagney had real talent as an actor, singer and dancer.
Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". He BECAME the character. And in response to cover being in the Spanish language it does state very clearly that this is a Spanish import, Again delighted with the speed that the dvd delivered and will watch it again and again film for all the family. CAGNEY IS COHAN,,, THE LEGEND AND THE MAN!!! We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' on each platform. There's a problem loading this menu right now.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2019. 5 / 5 stars 83% 92%. Cagney makes Michael Jackson look positively slow! Even if people do not really like musicals I am sure that they will enjoy this classic masterpiece. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. I had only thought he was a straight actor. And it's one of James Cagney's best performances. Once again the Amazon description is incorrect, this American Blu-ray plays on UK Region B players without any problems, two of my film friends also have an imported copy and their discs play on Region B players..The two disc DVD was very good, however the film has been further restored and for a seventy year old film looks superb, also the extras have had restoration attention and the two Vintage WB cartoons look pristine. Yankee Doodle Dandy needs to be shown and seen on every Fourth of July!!! This is one of the great feel good musicals of the 1940's and if you like the film the upgrade is well worth it. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY [1942] [Blu-ray] [US Import] A Big Musical Biography! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. One might criticize Hollywood/Warner Brothers for rewriting history with this movie, as the character featured in this biography - George M. Cohan - was portrayed as having one wife (Cohan had 2), as receiving the Medal of Honor from Roosevelt in 1942 (he received it in 1940), and a few other historical inconsistencies. Travelling or based outside United States? DVD exactly as described and unlike a previous review if when playing for the first time people go to 'idiomas' select ingles then scroll down which is the part for subtitles easy says 'Subtitulos' then click on 'sin subtitulos' once this has been done it should be fine every time you play it and go straight to english version without any subtitles. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Video availability outside of United Kingdom varies. I certainly didn't when I first saw this movie. One is a biography of George M. and the other of James Cagney.
Forget Titanic, Forest Gump and so on, this is a real masterpiece! It's a film full of positive sentiment. Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Select the department you want to search in. Cagney is over the top in this film. He didn't just ACT the part. He began as a dancer in 1919, dancing was his real love and it shows. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 February 2006. Both very informative an enjoyable. Here's the plot: "A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M.
DVD exactly as described and unlike a previous review if when playing for the first time people go to 'idiomas' select ingles then scroll down which is the part for subtitles easy says 'Subtitulos' then click on 'sin subtitulos' once this has been done it should be fine every time you play it and go straight to english version without any subtitles. But my main reason for leaving a review is to mention Rosemary DeCamp, the wonderful actress who played George M. Cohan's mother. Want to behold the glory that is 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' on your TV or mobile device at home? YANKEE DOODLE DANDY [1942] [Blu-ray] [US Import], Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 December 2014. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. BTW, in Yankee Doodle Dandy Josie Cohan, George's sister, is played by Cagney's real life sister Jeanne.
To the modern generation, most know little more about Jimmy Cagney than he played gangsters in old movies. The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. It's a shame he mostly was typecast as a villain - he could have been in the same league as Fred Astaire. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. One of the best musicals ever it shows how versaille James Cagney was. ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!". Born with a quick brilliant mind and a compact agile body, this legendary actor-dancer-singer couldn't help but become an instant movie sensation in the 1930's. It was based on events in the life of the American jockey Tod Sloan, who, in 1903, went to London to ride in the English Derby and was accused of throwing the race. Want to know what the movie's about?
1942 126 min TVG Musical, Biography, Drama Feature Film. And Cagney's inspired performance makes it clearly evident that he and Cohan were kindred spirits. As a biopic this may be a little dated for modern tastes, but the dance sequences featuring James Cagney are just stunning. Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018. This rousing musical is an outstanding production. Share on: Share via Facebook; Share via Twitter ; Share via Email; 5 / 5 stars 83% 92%. James Cagney originally refused to do the part in the movie because of some animosity towards Cohan due to Cohan's anti actor's labor strike position, years earlier; but then put himself into the part like no actor ever could've with panache and skill, as an accomplished singer and dancer. You see James Cagney as you've never seen him before. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY [1942] [Blu-ray] [US Import] A Big Musical Biography! Released May 29th, 1942, 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 6 min, and received a user score of 72 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 133 experienced users.
Here we find legendary actor James Cagney stars in the role for which he won an Academy Award® for the life of singer, dancer and songwriter George M. Cohan, who was the true Yankee Doodle Dandy. He later was cast in tough gangster roles and then the as the famous gimp in Doris day's Hit - Love Me or Leave Me. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. No-one else displays such exuberance- a joy to watch (and I'm not much of fan of dance, but Cagney's in a class all his own). He dances - who knew the man could dance like that? This is a great shame as many of his films are masterpieces and when people talk about 'stars' and 'celebrity' Cagney is in a league of his own. It stars James Cagney, Joan … It's a film full of positive sentiment. James Cagney at his best rumour has it (from my parents that Cohen requested Cagney for this role.