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Wall Street (1929)

Wall Street (1929)

Drama
Release Date: 1929, December 1
Directors: Roy William Neill
Countries: United States of America
Production: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Ben Hall, Ernest Hilliard, Aileen Pringle, James Finlayson, Louise Beavers, Philip Strange, Marshall Ruth, Ralph Ince, Camille Rovelle, Freddie Burke Frederick, George MacFarlane, Sam De Grasse

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

deception steel worker