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The Crash of 1929

The Crash of 1929

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Documentary   History
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1990-11-19
⌚ Running Time: 55 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Philip Bosco original image
Narrator
Philip Bosco
Reuben L. Cain original image
Self
Reuben L. Cain
William C. Durant original image
Self (archive footage)
William C. Durant
Thomas A. Edison original image
Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford original image
Self (archive footage)
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover original image
Self (archive footage)
Herbert Hoover
John Kenneth Galbraith original image
John Kenneth Galbraith
J. P. Morgan original image
Self (archive footage)
J. P. Morgan
Robert Sobel original image
Self
Robert Sobel
William Howard Taft original image
Self (archive footage)
William Howard Taft
Calvin Coolidge original image
Self (archive footage)
Calvin Coolidge

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