Yankee Doodle Dandy - The Essence of American Ambition and Success
Erlanger: [He gestures to his heart]
He's the most original thing that ever hit Broadway. And do you know why? Because he's the whole darn country squeezed into one pair of pants. His writing, his songs, why even his walk and his talk. They all touch something way down here in people Don't ask me why it is, but it happens every time the curtain goes up. It's pure magic.
Fay Templeton:
I'm bored by magic. I know his formula. A fresh young sprout gets rich between 8:30 and 11:00 pm.
Erlanger:
Yes, that's just it, Fay. George M. Cohan has invented the success story. And every American loves it because it happens to be his own private dream. He's found the mainspring in the Yankee clock - ambition, pride, and patriotism. That's why they call him the Yankee Doodle Boy. Now, if you'll take a tip from me, Fay, you'll do just what I'm doing. You'll hitch your wagon to his star right now.
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