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Wall Street

6.0 68 mins Drama   1929
Columbia Pictures  
Director(s): Roy William Neill

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.

Casts of Wall Street

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

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