Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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

1975 1h 47m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 9★7IMDB · 440

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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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)

Credits

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Director: Philippe Mora
Writers: Philippe Mora
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeremy Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Laverne Andrews and Maxene Andrews and Patty Andrews carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0072742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Philippe Mora directs. Jeremy Thomas cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Editor Jeremy Thomas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Laverne Andrews and Maxene Andrews and Patty Andrews carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "The lean, mean 30's, when America laughed… to keep from crying!".
5IMDB entry: tt0072742 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.