All the Times James Cagney Crushed it in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

1942's "Yankee Doodle Dandy" was a triumph for James Cagney. Although woefully typecasted as a gangster, Cagney is brilliant in this bio-pic of songwriter George M. Cohan, proudly born on the 4th of July and wrote many songs still in the public consciousness. For an hour and 26 minutes, Cagney sings, tugs at your soul, and even dances Cohan's signature wooden-legged style. In short, crushed it.

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