Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. But when reality finally struck, the consequences of such unbound optimism shocked the world.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Philip BoscoNarrator | Narrator |
| RReuben L. CainSelf | Self |
| WWilliam C. DurantSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Thomas A. EdisonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Henry FordSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Herbert HooverSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 John Kenneth GalbraithNot listed | Not listed |
 J. P. MorganSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| RRobert SobelSelf | Self |
 William Howard TaftSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Calvin CoolidgeSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |