sandy-123 Review of Brother Can You Spare a Dime

Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)

original and outstanding use of archive film material

[10/10 · 17 February 2001]

this is an extraordinary use of both documentary and archive newsreel to tell a story of the depression era in the USA. No naration, the film speaks for itself. The use of Jimmy Cagney as a running character is great. Fascinating and amusing.