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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? DVD

PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Image Entertainment :: Released: 1999-10-12

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Summary The Chronicle Of An Unforgettable Piece Of American History--12 Crazy, Painful See-saw Years, From The Wall Street Crash To Pearl Harbor. By Juxtaposing Contemporary News And Documentary Footage With Extracts From Hollywood Classics Such As golddiggers, lady Killer And wild Boys Of The Road, Director Philippe Mora Offers An Immediate, Intricate And Evocative Scrapbook Of The 1930s. 111 Minutes.

As those who are old enough to have lived through the Great Depression disappear, the era seems more and more remote; it's nearly impossible for later generations to understand just how desperate things were in the United States in the 1930s. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? captures not only the history but also the culture of the time in a rather unusual documentary format. Totally without the benefit of narration, the movie mixes newsreel footage with clips from Hollywood films to tell the story, from the stock market crash through Pearl Harbor. Movie-minded viewers will easily recognize footage from They Made Me a Criminal, Public Enemy, Golddiggers of 1933, Employee's Entrance, Little Caesar, Lady Killer, I Was a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, and countless other Hollywood films from the time--some classics, some more obscure. The scope of the film covers not only historical landmarks such as the Dust Bowl, FDR's election, and the New Deal, but dance marathons and the Louis-Schmeling heavyweight fight for a comprehensive look at the country's social climate. The formula works well, for the most part; especially before the imposition of the Hays Code chilled Hollywood's tone, the '30s saw the birth of the "social consciousness" picture that dealt with topical issues in straightforward ways. Brother only falls down when it attempts to wrap up the film by bringing it up to the present time (1975, anyway); its ending seems superfluous, tacked-on. Still, for history buffs and movie fans alike, this is an interesting account of a pivotal decade in American history. --Jerry Renshaw

Techincal Details Cast: Vivien Leigh, Hedy Lamarr, Joe Louis, Cliff Edwards
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time: 103 mins
UPC: 014381588927
Binding: DVD
Studio: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 1999-10-12
Region Code: 0
Specs: Black & White, DVD, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono),