11 Aug 1983
Phar Lap
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
The lean, mean 30's, when America laughed… to keep from crying!
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Top Billed Cast
Laverne Andrews Self (archive footage)
Maxene Andrews Self (archive footage)
Patty Andrews Self (archive footage)
Fred Astaire Self (archive footage)
Warner Baxter Self (archive footage)
Wallace Beery Self (archive footage)
Brooks Benedict Self (archive footage)
Constance Bennett Self (archive footage)
Jack Benny Self (archive footage)
Willie Best Self (archive footage)
Herman Bing Self (archive footage)
Joan Blondell Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart Self (archive footage)
Fanny Brice Self (archive footage)
Joe E. Brown Self (archive footage)
James Burke Self (archive footage)
James Cagney Self (archive footage)
Eddie Cantor Self (archive footage)
Hobart Cavanaugh Self (archive footage)
George Chandler Self (archive footage)
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