The Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929

The Crash of 1929

1990-11-19 | 55 min

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.

Genres

Documentary History

Cast

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Reuben L. Cain

Reuben L. Cain

William C. Durant

William C. Durant

Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison

Henry Ford

Henry Ford

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith

J. P. Morgan

J. P. Morgan

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