Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) - IMDb

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109 min - Documentary - 26 November 1975 (France)

7.3

Ratings: 7.3/10 from 173 users
Reviews: 6 user | 1 critic

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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Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews and Patty Andrews

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Laverne Andrews	...	Herself (archive footage)
	Maxene Andrews	...	Herself (archive footage)
	Patty Andrews	...	Herself (archive footage)
	Fred Astaire	...	(archive footage)
	Warner Baxter	...	(archive footage)
	Brooks Benedict	...	(archive footage)
	Constance Bennett	...	(archive footage)
	Jack Benny	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Mr. Benny)
	Busby Berkeley	...	Himself (archive footage)
	Willie Best	...	(archive footage)
	Herman Bing	...	(archive footage)
	Joan Blondell	...	(archive footage)
	Humphrey Bogart	...	(archive footage)
	James Burke	...	(archive footage)
	James Cagney	...	Himself (archive footage)

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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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Great Depression | Archival Footage | Reference To Rudolph Valentino | Reference To Florenz Ziegfeld | Stock Footage | See more »

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UK

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Release Date:

26 November 1975 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Blott för gammal vänskaps skull See more »

Company Credits

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Goodtimes Enterprises, Visual Programme Systems See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sweden: 109 min | USA: 103 min

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Color (Technicolor)

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1.33 : 1

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Connections

Referenced in "Laverne & Shirley: Buddy Can You Spare a Father? (#2.17)" (1977) See more »

Soundtracks

"Franklin D. Roosevelt's Back Again"
(1936)
Written by Bill Cox
Performed by John Cohen (as J. Cohen), Tom Paley (as T. Paley) See more »

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