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.
Starring
Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Laverne Andrews stars as Self (archive footage) in Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?.
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Year context
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? was released 51 years ago in 1975.
Overview
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? is a Documentary, History film with a runtime of 1h 47m.
CAST (20)
Laverne Andrews
Self (archive footage)
Maxene Andrews
Self (archive footage)
Patty Andrews
Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire
Self (archive footage)
Warner Baxter
Self (archive footage)
Wallace Beery
Self (archive footage)
Brooks Benedict
Self (archive footage)
Constance Bennett
Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley
Self (archive footage)
Irving Berlin
Self (archive footage)
Willie Best
Self (archive footage)
Herman Bing
Self (archive footage)
Joan Blondell
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Self (archive footage)
Fanny Brice
Self (archive footage)
Joe E. Brown
Self (archive footage)
James Burke
Self (archive footage)
James Cagney
Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cantor
Self (archive footage)
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? about?
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
How long is Brother, Can You Spare a Dime??
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? has a runtime of 107 minutes (1h 47m).
Who stars in Brother, Can You Spare a Dime??
The cast of Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? includes Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Fred Astaire, Warner Baxter.
What is the rating of Brother, Can You Spare a Dime??
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 based on 8 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Documentary
History