Episode 121: Yankee Doodle Dandy

ABOUT THE EPISODE:

A musical cum biopic starring James Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy, recycles some of our hosts’ least favorite old Hollywood clichés as it stumbles in its homage to Broadway historical figure George M. Cohan, but manages to pull out some unexpected and nigh on accidental moments of genuinely good film making.

SHOW NOTES

Year Eligible: 1942 (Nominated)

Additional audio from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

(Explicit language, as always)