Movie Description
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
(1939)Overview
Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief dramatized history of American democracy. It targets a perceived threat to democracy from board room and soapbox fascists who advocated a government based upon contemporaneous European models.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jacques Tourneur
- Producer : John Nesbitt
- Editor : Harry Komer
- Cast : John Nesbitt,Clem Bevans,Joe Devlin,Robert Dudley,Albert Russell
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Curdleface (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleYankee Doodle Goes to Town
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-06-17
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 11m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- History
- Drama
