Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939)
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.
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John NesbittNarrator (voice)
Clem BevansCurdleface (uncredited)
Joe DevlinBartender (uncredited)
Robert DudleyShopkeeper (uncredited)Albert RussellAbraham Lincoln (uncredited)Keywords
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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityDemocracyDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference220782Actor preference335229 · 273991 · 223506
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What is Yankee Doodle Goes to Town about?
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.
How long is Yankee Doodle Goes to Town?
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town has a runtime of 11 minutes.