Yankee Doodle Goes to Town 85 years old

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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Yankee Doodle Goes to Town Cast

Name Character
Clem Bevans He was 59, 83 years old when he died as Curdleface (uncredited)
John Nesbitt He was 28, 49 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Joe Devlin He was 45, 79 years old when he died as Bartender (uncredited)
Robert Dudley He was 364, 381 years old when he died as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Yankee Doodle Goes to Town Crew

Name Department
David Snell as Music. He was 41 (69) years old when He died Sound
Richard Goldstone as Story. He was 0 (68) years old when He died Writing
Jacques Tourneur as Director. He was 34 (73) years old when He died Directing
John Nesbitt as Producer. He was 28 (49) years old when He died Production
Joseph Sherman as Screenplay. He was 5 (61) years old when He died Writing
Harry Komer as Editor. He was 34 (82) years old when He died Editing
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town poster
Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (85 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 17, 1939
  • Runtime: 11 minutes