Release Date

01 Dec, 1929

Runtime

01:08: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

A very topical early talkie from low-budget company Columbia Pictures, Wall Street starred Ralph Ince, brother of producer Thomas H. Ince, as Roller McCray, a steelworker turned ruthless tycoon whose tough business methods leads a rival (Philip Strange) to commit suicide. The widow (Aileen Pringle), believing she can ruin Ince by using his own methods, conspires with her husband's former partner (Sam De Grasse), but a strong friendship between Ince and Pringle's young son (Freddie Burke Frederick) changes things dramatically. According to future Three Stooges director Edward Bernds, who worked as a sound mixer on Wall Street, Ince's reaction to his rival's suicidal jump from a window ledge was changed from a sneering "I didn't think he had the guts" to the more respectful "I didn't think he'd do it" due to derisive laughter from the film's crew.

Original Title

Wall Street

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Actors

Ralph Ince

Aileen Pringle

Philip Strange

Sam De Grasse

Freddie Burke Frederick

Ernest Hilliard

James Finlayson

George MacFarlane

Camille Rovelle

Grace Wallace

Hugh McCormack

Marshall Ruth

Ben Hall

William Colvin

Frederick H. Graham

Louise Beavers

Crew

Roy William Neill

Norman Houston

Paul Gangelin

Jack Kirkland