The Crash of 1929 Poster

The Crash of 1929 1990

55 minπŸ“… 1990-11-19

Overview

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.

Director: Ellen Giffard

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)