Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? poster

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?( 1975)

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

Overview

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

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      Laverne Andrews

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      Maxene Andrews

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      Herman Bing

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      Joan Blondell

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      Humphrey Bogart

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      Joe E. Brown

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      Betty Compson

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      Gary Cooper

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      George Gershwin

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      Bob Hope

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      Vivien Leigh

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      Joe Louis

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      Chico Marx

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      Will Rogers

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      James Stewart

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      Harry S. Truman

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      Ethel Waters

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      John Wayne

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      Johnny Weissmüller

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      Orson Welles

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      Harlow Wilcox

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      Walter Winchell

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      Fay Wray

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      Loretta Young

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      Tammany Young

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • great depression