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Sep 11, 1975 · Brother Can You Spare a Dime: Directed by Philippe Mora. With Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Fred Astaire. A nostalgic look back at the Great Depression with contemporary archival footage and film clips picturing James Cagney as an American Everyman.
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- Documentary
- Philippe Mora
- 1975-09-11
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? is a 1975 documentary film directed by Philippe Mora, consisting largely of newsreel footage and contemporary film clips to portray the era of the Great Depression.
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The notion behind another new Depression film, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was a good one: Why not put together a feature-length montage of the central images of the Depression? And so here they are, from King Kong to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but somehow the movie never quite knows what to do with them.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? PG 1975 1h 46m Documentary List Reviews 57% Audience Score 250+ Ratings The Great Depression, in both its bleak lows and its artistic highs, is presented in this ...
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- Philippe Mora
- PG
- Documentary
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" Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? " is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, it was part of the 1932 musical revue Americana; the melody is based on a Russian-Jewish lullaby.
