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Yankee Doodle song lyrics

Song lyrics to Yankee Doodle:
Yankee Doodle – the song that became the anthem of the American Revolution. Yankee Doodle was originally an insult by the British …. Which the Americans turned on its’ head!
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Swing Out Sweet Land

John Wayne in "Swing Out Sweet Land"
Swing Out Sweet Land (1970) starring John Wayne and a host of celebrities Swing Out Sweet Land is John Wayne’s tribute to the United States of America. It’s a star-studded tribute to America starring John Wayne, Lorne Greene, William Shatner, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Ann-Margret, Lucille Ball, Jack...
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Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America the First Avenger DVD cover
 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Haley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan Review of Captain America: The First Avenger First and foremost, I’d like to point out the obvious: Captain America: The First Avenger works because of Steve Rogers. Long before his transformation,...
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We’re in the Army Now song lyrics

Song lyrics to We're in the Army Now (1917) - lyrics by Tell Taylor & Ole Olsen. Music, Isham Jones
Song lyrics to We’re in the Army Now (1917) – lyrics by Tell Taylor & Ole Olsen. Music by Isham Jones We’re in the Army Now (also known as You’re in the Army Now) has appeared in multiple movies and cartoons about the US Army. They include (among...
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Pack up your troubles lyrics

Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag and smile, smile, smile (1915) lyrics - music by Felix Powell, lyrics by George Asaf
Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag and smile, smile, smile (1915) lyrics – music by Felix Powell, lyrics by George Asaf Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile is the full name of a World War I marching song, published in...
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For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal (1942), starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, George Murphy
For Me and My Gal (1942), starring Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, George Murphy For Me and My Gal is a good many things — an ode to vaudeville, with some excellent song and dance routines, a “boy meets girl” movie, the film debut of Gene Kelly, a patriotic...
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Flight Command

Flight Command, starring Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon
Flight Command (1940) starring Robert Taylor, Walter Pidgeon, Ruth Hussey, Red Skelton I originally watched  Flight Command because it was one of Red Skelton‘s earliest movie roles — which is technically true; Red’s in the film as part of the Hellcats squadron, acting as the class clown, but...
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Pillow to Post

Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet, William Prince, Willie Best
Pillow to Post (1945), starring Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet, William Prince, Willie Best  In short, Pillow to Post is a delightful comedy.  The basic story has been told many times before: a young lady has to pretend to be married and fall in love with her “husband” for real....
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Sahara

Sahara (1943) starring Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, J. Carrol Naish, Lloyd Bridges
Sahara (1943) starring Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett,  J. Carrol Naish,  Lloyd Bridges Sahara is, in short, an excellent movie — €” set in World War II, in the desert conflict, it involves a ragtag multi-national group of Allied soldiers (Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges) as well as...
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Bataan

Bataan, starring Robert Taylor, Desi Arnaz
Bataan (1943) starring Robert Taylor, Desi Arnaz Bataan“ is a World War II movie of a desperate delaying action. It’s remembered as Desi Arnaz’ best dramatic role
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