Clancy in Wall Street

1930 film

  • March 15, 1930 (1930-03-15)
Running time
76 minutesCountryUSALanguageEnglish

Clancy in Wall Street is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film.[1] It stars Charles Murray, who had made a number of films for Edward Small.

It was also known as Clancy Caught Short and was described as the first comedy about the stock market crash.[2] It was the last film for director Ted Wilde, who had died in December of the previous year.

Plot

Plumber Michael Clancy, fixing up some pipe on the stock exchange, accidentally buys some stock and makes a quick $200 on a 20 percent margin. He wants to continue but his partner, Andy MacIntosh, refuses to get involved. Clancy makes a fortune, leaves his business, and crashes high society, ignoring his old friend, and urging his daughter, Katie, to reject MacIntosh's son in favor of Freddie Saunders. Then the stock market crashes.[3]

Cast

  • Charles Murray as Michael Clancy
  • Aggie Herring as Mrs. Clancy
  • Lucien Littlefield as Andy MacIntosh
  • Edward Nugent as Donald MacIntosh
  • Miriam Seegar as Katie Clancy
  • Reed Howes as Freddie Saunders

References

  1. ^ Clancy in Wall Street, tcm.com; accessed July 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "RICHARD DIX FILM NEXT AT ORPHEUM: "Seven Keys to Baldpate" Marks Debut of Star in New Medium". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 1930. p. 7.
  3. ^ Schallert, Edwin (February 15, 1930). "RUSS MODERN SCORES HIT: Serge Prokofieff Achieves Ovation for Concerto Composer-Pianist Plays Own Work With Orchestra Solo Features Dominant on Philharmonic Program". Los Angeles Times. p. A7.

External links

  • Clancy in Wall Street, imdb.com
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Films directed by Ted Wilde
  • The Haunted Honeymoon (1925)
  • The Kid Brother (1927)
  • Babe Comes Home (1927)
  • Speedy (1928)
  • Loose Ankles (1930)
  • Clancy in Wall Street (1930)
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Films produced by Edward Small
1910-20s
1930s
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