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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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July 27, 2022 user
Song Lyrics
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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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December 10, 2020 user
Blog, Television
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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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June 2, 2020 user
Patriotic, Superhero
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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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October 21, 2019 user
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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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June 28, 2018 user
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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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June 12, 2018 user
Musical, Patriotic, Romance
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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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February 4, 2018 user
Patriotic
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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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April 15, 2017 user
Comedy
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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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July 2, 2015 user
Drama
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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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April 13, 2015 user
Drama
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