Yankee Doodle Dandy
A buoyant, flag-waving showbiz biography that moves briskly through song-and-dance numbers toward a warm, patriotic swell.
- About
- 1942 film by Michael Curtiz
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 126 min
A buoyant, flag-waving showbiz biography that moves briskly through song-and-dance numbers toward a warm, patriotic swell.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 4 | |
| Realism | 7 | |
| Romance | 4 | |
| Tension | 2 | |
| Darkness | 2 | |
| Complexity | 3 | |
| Emotional weight | 5 |
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