Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Director: Michael Curtiz (Casablanca, never heard of anything else)
Stars: James Cagney (haven't really heard of anything else, I suppose he was famous cause I know his name)
I'm not even gonna attempt a second star
YesNoSoso: 0

I'm sure George C Cohan was an amazing patriot deserving of our respect, but unfortunately for him and his legacy his movie sucks. Although teetering on the AFI 100 @ 100, there's no way this should be on it while Requiem for a Dream is not.
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