It begins with his earliest days as a young boy performing on the vaudeville circuit with his family, and the lessons he learned in showmanship from his mother and father ( Walter Huston). During the meeting, in which Cohan is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, Cohan tells the story of his career. After a comeback performance spoofing FDR, Cohan receives a telegram from FDR inviting Cohan to the Oval Office. In YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, James Cagney plays George M. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly The movie also hearkens back to a time when love of country went beyond ideology, when people could set aside their differences for the greater good. Cohan is shown as a living embodiment of the American Dream, of hard work and dedication to one's gifts and talents leading to incredible success. It's also a movie released during America's entry into World War II - a movie intended to keep morale and patriotic fervor sky-high at the expense of the harsh realities of war. Namely, in one scene, a white family of performers engages in minstrelsy - wearing "black face" while singing and dancing in the worst kinds of African American stereotypes. While overall a rousing movie that fully embodies a time when entertainment was enjoyed as a means of temporary escape from Great Depressions and World Wars, there are some dated moments that could be troubling to contemporary audiences. Parents need to know that Yankee Doodle Dandy is a classic 1942 musical in which James Cagney plays Broadway legend George M.
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