I grew up with old movies on television and every year around July 4th the story of George M Cohan played annually. I have lost count of the times I have seen this movie and Jame Cagney is not only perfect for the role his unique style of dancing is like no other you can ever see. For the rest of my life this will be still my July 4th ritual just like Scrooge with Alistair Sim at Christmas. They don't make them like this anymore.
Happy 4th Joe. I have never seen the movie. I imagine it is a great classic,
It is and I just watched. He wrote Over There and also You're a Grand Old Flag.
WE get a station that broadcasts old shows and watch them more than anything else.
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Thats good stuff. I have never seen this one so I will have to check it out.
Joe I've never seen this movie either. They sure did make some pretty awesome musicals way back then. Happy 4th!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
I have not seen the movie. Thanks for sharing.
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Joe- add me to the list. As much as I love old movies, I've only seen clips of James Cagney like the one you showed.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Happy Independence Day Joe, I hope that you and your loved ones all had a great celebration!
Bob
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Good morning Joe. You and I are on the same page. Love Alistar Sim sadly, I did not see Cagney this year.
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
I do not remember this movie.
Have a great day and an outstanding week.
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
The old movies are really the best. I can watch them again and again. Have a fine day, Joe.
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Fabulous Joe,
I remember parts of this clip. This is truly an apple pie kind of movie and there was nobody better at it than James Cagney. Thanks for the share! I know you had a wonderful 4th!
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
I have never seen the movie, but I have heard nothing but good things about it. I hope you enjoyed your 4th!
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
I do believe I've seen it...I certainly know this clip. I love that it's a tradition for you on the Fourth!
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
those are the classics.. and I too have seen it.. happy 5th of July Joe!
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
Boy, does that movie bring back a whole bunch of memories. I remember it well.
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
Hi Joe... we hear about people's traditions watching old Christmas movies and Thanksgiving movies. This is the first time I've heard about a July 4th tradition... but what a great idea and a great movie. I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy is one of the first songs I learned as a child in English. Still love it!
This is an annual event at our home too, Joe Pryor ... as it remains one of my wife's favorite movies. She brought our youngest son to an old premier movie house to watch this movie when he was little. It's now an annual event at HIS home with his daughter. Good movies with strong messages are timeless and this certainly fills that bill ...
Gene
I agree, Joe, they don't make movies like Yankee Doodle Dandy any more. I love watching the old movies.
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Lou Ludwig
Boca Raton, FL
Joe
Yankee Doodle dandy is a classic black and white movie.
Good luck and success.
Lou Ludwig
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