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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]
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney , it was part of the 1932 musical revue Americana ; the melody is based on a Russian-Jewish lullaby.
Abney Park Band in Torrance California on February 25, 2017. Abney Park is a steampunk band based in Seattle.The band is named after an iconic gothic cemetery, the Abney Park Cemetery in London where Robert Brown, the founder of the band, lived and studied for a period in 1988.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (1975) – David Puttnam was involved in this 109 minute compilation of 1930s film footage. As well as singing the title song we hear Bing's recording of " Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day) ."
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. It first appeared in the 1932 Shubert production of New Americana and became the anthem of the Great Depression.
Before you go digging around in search of a 1975 dime, you should know this: Your chances of having the rare dime are about 1 in 1.4 million. There are a couple of reasons it is so valuable. First ...
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.
The only other known example of the “1975 ‘no S’ proof dime” sold at a 2019 auction for $456,000 and then again months later to a private collector. Kids eat free at Applebee’s: Here’s ...