The Crash of 1929

55min

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.

Cast

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Narrator
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)
J. P. Morgan

J. P. Morgan

Self (archive footage)
William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

Self (archive footage)
Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge

Self (archive footage)

Release date

19th Nov 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English