The Crash of 1929

The Crash of 1929

Movie 1990-11-19 55m Documentary History

Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. But when reality finally struck, the consequences of such unbound optimism shocked the world.

Status
Released
Studio
Middlemarch Films
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Directors
Ellen Giffard Muffie Meyer
Cast
Philip Bosco Philip Bosco Narrator
Reuben L. Cain Reuben L. Cain Self
William C. Durant William C. Durant Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison Thomas A. Edison Self (archive footage) Henry Ford Henry Ford Self (archive footage) Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Self (archive footage) John Kenneth Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith
J. P. Morgan J. P. Morgan Self (archive footage)
Robert Sobel Robert Sobel Self
William Howard Taft William Howard Taft Self (archive footage) Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge Self (archive footage)
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