13 March 1972 Factual, Music 41 mins
Another short documentary of "Real Food, Roots Music, and People Full of Passion for what they do!", Spend It All is Les Blank's spirited look at the French-speaking Cajun community of southwest Louisiana. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
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Les Blank's Spend It All Trailer
United States 13 March 1972
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