Wall Street
01/12/1929
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.
Movie Information
Ralph Ince
as Roller McCray
Aileen Pringle
as Ann Tabor
Philip Strange
as Walter Tabor
Sam De Grasse
as John Willard
Freddie Burke Frederick
as Richard Tabor
Ernest Hilliard
as Savage
James Finlayson
as Andy (as Jimmy Finalyson)
George MacFarlane
as Ed Foster
Camille Rovelle
as Miss Woods
Grace Wallace
as Bonnie Tucker
Hugh McCormack
as Jim Tucker
Marshall Ruth
as Billy
Ben Hall
as Cliff
William Colvin
as Hoffmann (as Billy Colvin)
Frederick H. Graham
as Baring (as Frederick Graham)
Louise Beavers
as Magnolia
