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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Philippe Mora

Synopsis

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

Actors

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)
Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
Self (archive footage)
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Self (archive footage)
Willie Best
Willie Best
Self (archive footage)
Herman Bing
Herman Bing
Self (archive footage)
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Self (archive footage)
Fanny Brice
Fanny Brice
Self (archive footage)
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown
Self (archive footage)
James Burke
James Burke
Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
James Cagney
Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
Self (archive footage)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
Self (archive footage)
George Chandler
George Chandler
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Mae Clarke
Mae Clarke
Self (archive footage)
Betty Compson
Betty Compson
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro
Self (archive footage)
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Self (archive footage)
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
Self (archive footage)
John Dillinger
John Dillinger
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler
Self (archive footage)
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont
Self (archive footage)
James Dunn
James Dunn
Self (archive footage)
Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
Self (archive footage)
Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy
Self (archive footage)
Cliff Edwards
Cliff Edwards
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
Self (archive footage)
Madge Evans
Madge Evans
Self (archive footage)
Alice Faye
Alice Faye
Self (archive footage)
Stepin Fetchit
Stepin Fetchit
Self (archive footage)
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Self (archive footage)
Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Dick Foran
Dick Foran
Self (archive footage)
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Self (archive footage)
Preston Foster
Preston Foster
Self (archive footage)
Kay Francis
Kay Francis
Self (archive footage)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Self (archive footage)
Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor
Self (archive footage)
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Self (archive footage)
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Self (archive footage)
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Self (archive footage)
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Self (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
George 'Gabby' Hayes
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Self (archive footage)
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage)
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Self (archive footage)
William Hopper
William Hopper
Self (archive footage)
Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Al Jolson
Al Jolson
Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Self (archive footage)
Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler
Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Fiorello LaGuardia
Fiorello LaGuardia
Self (archive footage)
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
Self (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
Self (archive footage)
Gypsy Rose Lee
Gypsy Rose Lee
Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Self (archive footage)
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
Self (archive footage)
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Self (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Self (archive footage)
Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage)
Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald
Self (archive footage)
Fredric March
Fredric March
Self (archive footage)
Chico Marx
Chico Marx
Self (archive footage)
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
Self (archive footage)
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
Self (archive footage)
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
Self (archive footage)
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Self (archive footage)
Paul Muni
Paul Muni
Self (archive footage)
Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas
Self (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas
Fayard Nicholas
Self (archive footage)
Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage)
Dick Powell
Dick Powell
Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Powell
Eleanor Powell
Self (archive footage)
William Powell
William Powell
Self (archive footage)
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power
Self (archive footage)
George Raft
George Raft
Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Self (archive footage)
Dewey Robinson
Dewey Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers
Self (archive footage)
Will Rogers
Will Rogers
Self (archive footage)
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
James Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Cliff Saum
Cliff Saum
Self (archive footage)
Max Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Self (archive footage)
Kate Smith
Kate Smith
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart
James Stewart
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple
Self (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallee
Self (archive footage)
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne
John Wayne
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Weissmüller
Johnny Weissmüller
Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
Mae West
Mae West
Self (archive footage)
Harlow Wilcox
Harlow Wilcox
Self (archive footage)
Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell
Self (archive footage)
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
Self (archive footage)
Loretta Young
Loretta Young
Self (archive footage)
Tammany Young
Tammany Young
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Philippe Mora
Philippe Mora
Director
Philippe Mora
Philippe Mora
Writer
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas
Editor
Sanford Lieberson
Sanford Lieberson
Producer
David Puttnam
David Puttnam
Producer
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Thanks

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