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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? is a 1975 documentary film directed by Philippe Mora, [4] consisting largely of newsreel footage and contemporary film clips [5] to portray the era of the Great Depression. [6] [7]
The song then reverts to the augmented dominant of the minor key in the word "time" in the line "Once I built a railroad, made it run / Made it race against time," marking the end of prosperous times, and changing to a wistful mood. Each of the three main stanzas end in a direct appeal to the listener, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
He contributed numerous songs to musicals by the Shubert brothers. Ira Gershwin introduced Gorney to lyricist Yip Harburg , who became a frequent collaborator. The pair's most famous song was " Brother Can You Spare a Dime ," based on a lullaby that Gorney learned as a child in Russia.
In 1975 and newly married, Mora wrote and directed, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, [1] [27] [28] a documentary about the 1930s Depression consisting of a series of film clips from newsreels and photographs, Hollywood films reflecting historical events, and those about making movies as well as outtakes, trailers, and home movies.
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Across the Universe, a 2007 musical film that also used the concept of using Beatles songs to tell a story; Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a 1978 film featuring Bee Gees covers of Beatles songs; Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, a 1975 documentary from the same producer that did a similar thing, but with contemporary music for the period
Gershwin introduced Harburg to Jay Gorney, who collaborated with him on songs for an Earl Carroll Broadway review (Earl Carroll's Sketchbook): the show was successful and Harburg was engaged as lyricist for a series of successful revues, including Americana in 1932, for which he wrote the lyrics of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" to the tune ...
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Philippe Mora: Newsreel footage of various personages of the 1930s: Documentary: Carry On Behind: Gerald Thomas: Kenneth Williams, Elke Sommer: Comedy: Conduct Unbecoming: Michael Anderson: Michael York, Richard Attenborough: Drama: Confessions of a Pop Performer: Norman Cohen: Robin Askwith, Antony Booth: Sex ...