Movie

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942 · 126 min

A buoyant, flag-waving showbiz biography that moves briskly through song-and-dance numbers toward a warm, patriotic swell.

Tagline: Get ready to Laugh, to Sing, to Shout! ...For here comes Uncle Sam's Star Spangled Yankee Doodle Dandy!
Overview: A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and campy. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, family, music, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
family
music
identity
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none