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YANKEE DOODLE DANDY at The Hi-Pointe This Weekend – CLASSIC FILM SERIES
“My mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you”
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY is a movie anyone can see and enjoy. No sex, violence or profanity – just lively entertainment. It is good enough to watch on any day, not just the Fourth of July.
As YANKEE DOODLE DANDY was beginning production, the Japs attack on Pearl Harbor took place, so it would go without saying that the film came along at a much needed time and gave our country, as well as our fighting men a very much needed boost. Though it is a clear representative of times that no longer exist, it has a patriotism that is needed just as much today as it was then, if not more so. The music is great but the film’s highlight in the vibrant, Oscar-winning performance of James Cagney as the hoofer, singer, dancer, actor and playwright George M. Cohan. A great supporting cast assists Cagney, including Walter Huston, Joan Leslie, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary De Camp, Eddie Foy Jr. and Jeanne Cagney (His own sister!). The film’s was directed by Michael Curtiz, responsible for such classics as CASABLANCA and THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD. Curtiz puts into the movie his traditional blend of thrills and fast pace and the screenplay is full of memorable scenes and dialogue.
I highly recommend that every red blooded American view it on the big screen at least once in their lifetime and you’ll get the chance this weekend when YANKEE DOODLE DANDY plays at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater this weekend as part of their Classic Film Series. It’s this Saturday, July 13th at 10:30am at the Hi-Pointe located at 1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63117. Admission is only $5.
The Hi-Pointe’s site can be found HERE
Now check out the YANKEE DOODLE DANDY trailer:
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