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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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

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

Top Cast

  • Laverne Andrews

    Laverne Andrews

    Self (archive footage)

  • Maxene Andrews

    Maxene Andrews

    Self (archive footage)

  • Patty Andrews

    Patty Andrews

    Self (archive footage)

  • Fred Astaire

    Fred Astaire

    Self (archive footage)

  • Warner Baxter

    Warner Baxter

    Self (archive footage)

  • Wallace Beery

    Wallace Beery

    Self (archive footage)

  • Brooks Benedict

    Brooks Benedict

    Self (archive footage)

  • Constance Bennett

    Constance Bennett

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jack Benny

    Jack Benny

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

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

Rating

6.3 / 10
9 Reviews
1 Popular

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