Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

U
1h 47m
1975
5.7 /10 (7)

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.

Country : United Kingdom
Languages : English
Released Date: 1975-08-06

Top Billed Cast

Laverne Andrews

Self (archive footage)

Maxene Andrews

Self (archive footage)

Patty Andrews

Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Warner Baxter

Self (archive footage)

Wallace Beery

Self (archive footage)

Brooks Benedict

Self (archive footage)

Constance Bennett

Self (archive footage)

Jack Benny

Self (archive footage)

Busby Berkeley

Self (archive footage)

Irving Berlin

Self (archive footage)

Willie Best

Self (archive footage)

Herman Bing

Self (archive footage)

Joan Blondell

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Fanny Brice

Self (archive footage)

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