- Title: F-2708
- Summary: MOVIETONE YEAR-ENDER: 1929: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 1929. THE STOCK EXCHANGE ON BLACK TUESDAY, THE STOCK MARKET CRASH; HOOVER MEETS WITH BUSINESS LEADERS; GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, WAR-TIME PREMIER OF FRANCE DIES; GRAF ZEPPELIN FLIES AROUND THE WORLD IN 9 DAYS & 20 HOURS; FANNY BRICE; CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, LEADER OF WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE & PACIFIST MOVEMENTS, SPEAKS ON WOMEN'S CHANGING ROLE.
- Description:00:24:53 - WOMAN PLAYS PIANO. CHINCHILLA COAT LAYING OVER PIANO. SHE LOST HER MILLION DOLLARS. SHE SAYS NOT TO PLAY THE STOCK MARKET. 00:26:58 - STOCK MARKET CRASH. BLACK TUESDAY. WALL STREET. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE EXTERIOR. CROWDS. 00:27:36 - MS E.C. FORBES MAKES SPEECH. SAYS IT IS THE TIME TO BUY. IRVING FISHER. DOING BUSINESS ON A SHOESTRING. 00:28:57 - WOMEN GETTING THEIR SHOES SHINED BY A SOCIETY GENTLEMEN. PARODY OF THE ECONOMY. MAJOR DEPRESSION. 00:30:18 - SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOR FORCE MAKES SPEECH. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR 00:31:21 - WORKERS MARCH OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE WITH PLACARDS ABOUT THEIR WAGES. 00:31:50 - TEXTILE WORKERS FIGHT WITH POLICE. CHASED DOWN STREET. 00:32:28 - NEW PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER POSES WITH CABINET MEMBERS. 00:33:50 - GEORGE CLEMENCEAU, THE TIGER OF FRANCE, DIES. INTERVIEWED IN HIS GARDEN. FRENCH TRANSLATOR. IN FIELD OF FLOWERS. 00:36:01 - AROUND THE WORLD LIGHT OF THE GRAFF ZEPPELIN. ARRIVING IN LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY. PASSENGERS' REACTIONS. CROWDS LOOK AT THE AIRSHIP IN THE HANGAR. GIVEN LETTER TO GIVE TO MOVIETONE NEWS CREWS ALL OVER THE WORLD. HUGO ECKNER. HELIUM TANK. 00:37:56 - REGULAR CROSS COUNTRY SERVICE. DINING CAR OF TRAIN. TRAIN GOES OVER CAMERA - POV. 00:38:32 - MRS. LINDBERGH. MARY PICKFORD CHRISTENS AIR TRANSPORT PLANE IN LOS ANGELES CEREMONY. FLOWN BY LINDBERGH. TAKES OFF. 00:39:26 - A WEDDING IN A PLANE. BRIDE AND GROOM JUMP OUT OF PLANE AND PARACHUTE DOWN. KISS ON THE GROUND. 00:41:21 - LIBERAL CIVIC LEAGUE AGAINST PROHIBITION. PUBLIC MEETING. 00:41:47 - POLICE ARREST BOOTLEGGER. TACKLE HIM. SMASHING BOTTLES AGAINST WALL. SHERIFF MAKES SPEECH AGAINST LIQUOR. 00:43:47 - JUAREZ, MEXICO. BAR. PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT. SALOON DOORS. BUSY BARTENDERS. 00:45:18 - WOMEN MODEL HATS. WOMEN MODEL CLOTHES AT GARDEN PARTY BY FOUNTAIN. STYLES CIRCA 1929 00:47:04 - WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE LEADER, CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT. VOTES FOR WOMEN. 00:49:03 - SINGING WOMEN. FANNY BRICE TELLS THEM HOW TO DO IT - FALLING FOR NOBODY ELSE BUT YOU - I GOT A FEELING I'M FALLING.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1929
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1920s
- File Name: F-2708