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The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)

The Wolf of Wall Street poster
Directed by
Rowland V. Lee
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stockbroker rises to wealth and power through crime and deception. He builds a massive financial scheme while indulging in outlandish pleasures with his coworkers.

fast-pacedintensedarkly comicchaoticexcessiveimmoralenergeticdecadent

What happens

The Wolf of Wall Street is a lost 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring George Bancroft, Paul Lukas, Olga Baclanova, and Nancy Carroll. The story and screenplay were written by Doris Anderson. Originally made as a silent film, The Wolf of Wall Street was completely re-filmed with sound, becoming Bancroft's first talkie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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