
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town
1939-06-17 · 11 min · ★ 8.0
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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- Directors
- Jacques Tourneur
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Clem BevansCurdleface (uncredited)
Joe DevlinBartender (uncredited)
Robert DudleyShopkeeper (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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