Clancy in Wall Street
{{short description|1930 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Clancy in Wall Street
| image = Clancy in Wall Street (1930).webm
| caption =
| director = Ted Wilde
| producer = Edward Small
| based_on = Story by Jack Wagner
Ralph Bell
| cinematography = Harry Jackson
| editing = Phil Cahn
| runtime = 76 minutes
| distributor = Aristocrat
| studio = Edward Small Productions
| released = {{Film date|1930|03|15}}
| country = USA
| language = English}}
Clancy in Wall Street is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film.[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71026/clancy-in-wall-street Clancy in Wall Street], tcm.com; accessed July 23, 2015. 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.{{Cite news|title=RICHARD DIX FILM NEXT AT ORPHEUM: "Seven Keys to Baldpate" Marks Debut of Star in New Medium|date=February 11, 1930|work=Los Angeles Times|page=7}} 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.{{Cite news|title=RUSS MODERN SCORES HIT: Serge Prokofieff Achieves Ovation for Concerto Composer-Pianist Plays Own Work With Orchestra Solo Features Dominant on Philharmonic Program|author=Schallert, Edwin|date=February 15, 1930|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A7}}
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
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020770/ Clancy in Wall Street], imdb.com
{{Ted Wilde}}
{{Edward Small}}
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American comedy films
Category:Films directed by Ted Wilde
Category:Films produced by Edward Small
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