Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The lean, mean 30's, when America laughed… to keep from crying!
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The lean, mean 30's, when America laughed… to keep from crying!
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
- Release Date
Aug 06, 1975
- Popularity: 1.9712
- 7 votes
- Directed by
Philippe Mora
- Productions
Goodtimes Enterprises (GB)VPS Studios
- Budget
Revenue: NA
Duration: 1h 47 min
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