Number 4 in BestEverBuzz’s Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown is a dandy!
Our No. 4 film in BestEverBuzz’s Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown is an ode to one of the most patriotic songwriters ever – telling the life of George M. Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy.
BestEverBuzz continues its America’s Top 10 Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown, with two each day concluding on July Fourth. We hope it stirs your own sense of patriotism, lights your July 4th fireworks and inspires you to see these movies in a new light – or maybe see them for the first time.
After the countdown, ending on the Fourth of July, we’ll reveal five more patriotic movies that barely missed the cut. As for those that did make the Top 10, here are links to No. 10, to No. 9, to No. 8, to No. 7, to No. 6 and to No. 5.
Now let’s take a closer look at No. 4 in BestEverBuzz’s Patriotic Movies July 4th countdown!
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
An ode to both a great patriot and the country he loved, Yankee Doodle Dandy is a dramatic telling of the real life of George M. Cohan – the man synonymous with the birth of Broadway. Cohan penned such rousing musical rallying cries as Over There and You’re a Grand Old Flag – perhaps the most patriotic song ever.
Yankee Doodle Dandy’s ultra-patriotic red-white-and-blue movie poster was conceived by famed graphic designer Bill Gold, who also composed the iconic poster for the movie Casablanca – our No. 8 most patriotic movie ever. Yankee Doodle Dandy earns a rousing 91% from critics on RottenTomatoes.com
And in a bookend of sorts, the story of Cohan – a World War I patriot – is told in this movie starring James Cagney in 1942, at the outset of America’s entry into World War II. It’s also the year Cohan died.
To borrow a line from Cohan, Yankee Doodle Dandy is an emblem of the land we love.
And that’s why Yankee Doodle Dandy is No. 4 on BestEverBuzz’s list of the Top 10 Most Patriotic Movies Ever.
