Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

  • PG
  • 08/06/1975 (US)
  • Documentary, History
  • 1h 47m

The lean, mean 30's, when America laughed… to keep from crying!

Overview

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

Philippe Mora

Director, Writer

Cast

Laverne Andrews's headshot

Laverne Andrews

Self (archive footage)
Maxene Andrews's headshot

Maxene Andrews

Self (archive footage)
Patty Andrews's headshot

Patty Andrews

Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire's headshot

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)
Warner Baxter's headshot

Warner Baxter

Self (archive footage)
Wallace Beery's headshot

Wallace Beery

Self (archive footage)
Brooks Benedict's headshot

Brooks Benedict

Self (archive footage)
Constance Bennett's headshot

Constance Bennett

Self (archive footage)

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