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!

⭐ 6.3/10 📅 1975 ⏱ 1h 47m Released

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)
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)

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