i know it's corny but i love this film and if you haven't seen cagney dance you're in for a treat.
James Cagney,
Joan Leslie,
Walter Huston,
Richard Whorf,
Irene Manning
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The life story of dancing vaudevillian George M. Cohan.
DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003
Stats: 449 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (449)
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July 3, 2008
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February 17, 2008
this is a genuine musical masterpiece. one of the best films i have ever seen and certainly near the top of the great musicals, this film is a deep tale of patriotism and achievement. the film follows cohans life with perfect pace and a high level of engagement. we see the cha... read more
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October 26, 2007
I was, well, not TERRIBLY recently, but somewhat recently, admonished by my father for the gaping holes in my collection when it comes to musicals, as he is quite a fan of them himself. I'll admit that in most of my life I have not been a fan. I am particularly loathe to associat... read more
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October 18, 2007
That gangster James Cagney can sing and dance!! I enjoyed this biopic very much especially for Cagney's against type performance. He is very talented.
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June 19, 2007
Not really my kind of thing, but Cagney really throws his all into the part of all-singing all-dancing George M. Cohan. But I'll stick to his gangster films, thank you very much.
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May 1, 2009
I'll admit it wasn't as cheesey as I thought it would be. James Cagney did a really great job and is an excellent dancer. Made me want to try tap dancing again...
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July 5, 2010
Great movie, really enjoyed the life story of George M. Cohan, the man who wrote the patriotic songs "Over There" & "Grand Old Flag" among many other songs of the early 1900's. James Cagney was Perfect in the role that George Cohan himself wouldn't let anyone else play!! On "My... read more
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March 2, 2010
Hey, the first Cagney movies I watched/remembered were things like "The Public Enemy" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", so I didn't know the guy could sing and/or dance. I guess I'll have to dig up Footlight Parade and get around to watching that.
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November 28, 2009
A wonderful classic, with James Cagney giving a very heartfelt and outstanding performance. Some outstanding song and dance numbers. Highly entertaining. Good direction. Jeanne Cagney gives her best performance.
Critic Reviews
The greatness of the film resides entirely in the Cagney performance. Full Review
Flag waving, toe tapping, GREAT James Cagney performance as Broadway's George M. Cohan.
A big, old-fashioned rousing biopic of patriotic showman George M. Cohan, played with energy and gusto by Jimmy Cagney in his only Oscar-winning performance. Full Review
It delivers its red-white-and-blue patriotism to you by the exuberant bushel, but this grand old film reminds us that there was a time when patriotism was more heartfelt than bullying and jingoistic. Full Review
James Cagney played George M. Cohan with great vigor and won his only Oscar for that brilliant
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awfully dull and stodgy
Love that Cagney!
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