The 1920s saw unprecedented market growth, with few predicting a downturn. Eight years of prosperity led presidents and economists to confidently forecast a "New Era" of endless prosperity and no poverty or depressions. However, this optimism was shattered on Black Thursday, October 24, 1929, and Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, when a massive sell-off of shares and record trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange marked the beginning of the Great Crash.
1929: The Great Crash
The movie explores the devastating aftermath of a major economic collapse, revealing the complex factors that contributed to the disaster and the lasting impact it had on an entire generation.
