Synopsis
New York Stock Exchange
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- Running time
- 20 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
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★★★★ · Apples for sale · Spuzz · 2014-03-05
Interesting snap shot here taken of the Stock Market here. There's a scene in this silent movie that says Monday June 9, looking up that can mean this was either made in 1919 (doubtful) or 1930 (much more likely), which means this was made shortly after the Stock Market crash in 1929. Seems like the markets were still in full swing, with madness on the floor (I mean, what do I know). Very interesting.
★★★ · Wall Street Tales · donwert · 2012-11-19
This silent film purports to show how the New York Stock Exchange works. It describes a marketplace where buyers and sellers "in perfect equality" can buy and sell stock in "open transactions" free from "whispers". Needless to say, the film doesn't mention stock pools, insider trading and the other abuses that led to the 1929 crash and the Depression. The film was supposed to have been made in 1932---when the Depression was at its worst. On the other hand, a newspaper shown bears a 1929 date. Either way, the NYSE would soon come under regulation (1934) by the newly formed Securities &…