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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?

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

19751h 47m6.3 TMDb

Directed by Philippe Mora

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

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)

Movie Vibe

Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity8
Humor5
Realism9.3
Action5
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • people who enjoy learning through film

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • those looking for narrative fiction

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