Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

CinemaOSMovie · 1975 · 1h 47m · PG

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

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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.

Directed byPhilippe Mora

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Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 47m
Language: EN
Released: August 6, 1975

Studios

Goodtimes EnterprisesVPS Studios

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

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)

Jack Benny

Self (archive footage)

Busby Berkeley

Self (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Philippe Mora
Written by: Philippe Mora
Produced by: Sanford Lieberson
David Puttnam

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