new york city,gold,wall street,private army,con artist,peddler,stock market,american civil war,stock fraud,stock exchange,cotton,stockholder meeting,fictional biography,19th century,theatrical production,black friday

The Toast of New York (1937)

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The terror of Wall Street was a chump for this girl!

After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.

Cast & Crew

Director
Rowland V. Lee
  • Profile picture of Edward Arnold
    Jim Fisk Edward Arnold
  • Profile picture of Cary Grant
    Nick Boyd Cary Grant
  • Profile picture of Frances Farmer
    Josie Mansfield Frances Farmer
  • Profile picture of Jack Oakie
    Luke Jack Oakie
  • Profile picture of Donald Meek
    Daniel Drew Donald Meek
  • Profile picture of Thelma Leeds
    Fleurique Thelma Leeds
  • Profile picture of Clarence Kolb
    Cornelius Vanderbilt Clarence Kolb
  • Profile picture of Billy Gilbert
    Photographer Billy Gilbert

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Keywords

  • new york city
  • gold
  • wall street
  • private army
  • con artist
  • peddler
  • stock market
  • american civil war
  • stock fraud
  • stock exchange
  • cotton
  • stockholder meeting
  • fictional biography
  • 19th century
  • theatrical production
  • black friday