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The Crash of 1929

The Crash of 1929

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.

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Release: 1990-11-19Runtime: 55 minRating: 0 (0)

Cast

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Narrator

Reuben L. Cain

Self

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

Self (archive footage)

Robert Sobel

Self

William Howard Taft

William Howard Taft

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Ronald Blumer

Writer

Ellen Giffard

Ellen Giffard

Director

Muffie Meyer

Muffie Meyer

Director

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