‘29 Boom and ‘30’s Depression

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1960

Creator: McGraw-Hill Films

Description: Recreates the 1929 boom and '30's depression with special attention to the factors which led to the depression. Details government regulations designed to end the depression and help prevent future ones. This film is based on three texts: "America: Its History and People" by Faulkner and Kepner. "The Challenge of Democracy" by Blaich and Baumgartner. "Economics For Our Times" by Augustus H. Smith.

Complete Record: Examines the prosperity and boom of the 1920s, with special attention to the factors which would later lead to the depression. Government legislation and regulation to end the depression and to help prevent future depressions are explained.


2 users have this film:
Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, Oddball Film and Video


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