Overview
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.
Cast
- 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