Remember My Forgotten Man

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"Remember My Forgotten Man" is a poignant Depression-era song from the 1933 musical film *Gold Diggers of 1933*, noted for its powerful social commentary on unemployed World War I veterans.

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Remember My Forgotten Man canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film song
popular song
song
addresses failure of the American Dream for working-class men
treatment of veterans after World War I
associatedEvent Great Depression
surface form: Great Depression in the United States
associatedWith Busby Berkeley musical numbers
choreographyContext Busby Berkeley
composer Harry Warren
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1930s
depicts breadlines
urban poverty
veterans marching
era Depression-era
featuredIn Gold Diggers of 1933
filmGenreContext musical film
hasType closing number
historicalContext post–World War I America
includedIn soundtrack of Gold Diggers of 1933
influencedBy Bonus Army march
surface form: Bonus Army protests
language English
lyricist Al Dubin
lyricsBy Al Dubin
medium sound film
musicBy Harry Warren
notableFor Depression-era protest tone
powerful social commentary on unemployed World War I veterans
partOf finale of Gold Diggers of 1933
performedBy Etta Moten
Joan Blondell
productionCompanyContext Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
recordedAs film soundtrack performance
releaseYear 1933
style dramatic production number
torch song
subjectMatter Great Depression
World War I veterans
poverty
social injustice
unemployment
theme economic hardship
government neglect of veterans
social commentary
title Remember My Forgotten Man self-link
usedAs social protest song

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Gold Diggers of 1933 featuresSong Remember My Forgotten Man
Remember My Forgotten Man title Remember My Forgotten Man self-link
Al Dubin notableWork Remember My Forgotten Man