This Golden Globe-nominated documentary juxtaposes newsreel footage, film clips and period music in an eye-opening look at the Great Depression. During these lean years, filmmakers produced on amazingly rich bounty of classics such as I Am A Fugitive from a Chain Gang, King Kong, His Girl Friday, Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtton, Citizen Kane and more. These movies often provide the richest insights into those painful, turbulent times. Many of the movies created in the 1930’s featured strong social commentary still relevant today, through others offered pure escapism and fed a fascination with a dazzling world that was out of reach to the everday American. By comparing and contrasting the fantasy of film and the reality of everday life, BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? provides a fascinating perspective on the Great Depression and Hollywood's golden age.