Yankee Doodle Goes to Town

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 17, 1939

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Clem Bevans,Albert Russell,Joe Devlin,Robert Dudley,John Nesbitt

Director

Jacques Tourneur

Writer

Richard Goldstone,Alvan Sommerfield,Joseph Sherman

Producer

John Nesbitt

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0032892