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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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

Genres

DocumentaryHistory

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

06 August 1975

Country

United Kingdom

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)

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)

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