Wall Street

Wall Street

1929 · 68 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Roy William Neill · Written by Norman Houston

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Ralph Ince Roller McCray
Aileen Pringle Ann Tabor
Philip Strange Walter Tabor
Sam De Grasse John Willard
Freddie Burke Frederick Richard Tabor
Ernest Hilliard Savage
James Finlayson Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
George MacFarlane Ed Foster
Camille Rovelle Miss Woods
Grace Wallace Bonnie Tucker
Hugh McCormack Jim Tucker
Marshall Ruth Billy

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