DVD
The crash of 1929
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Narrator, Philip Bosco.
Publication Information
[Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Added Uniform Title
Summary
In 1929, while the stock market was rising, seemingly without limits, there were few critics. 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. The Crash of 1929 captures the unbounded optimism of the age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit, exploring a fatefull year through the words and experiences of the descendants of several titans of finance.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on PBS as an episode of American experience in 1990.
This edition released as part of a five-disc set called The 1930s.
Special features: Printable materials for educators ; access to the American Experience Web site.