Frontline · SEASON 3
Breaking the Bank
Episode 21 · 1985-05-28
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest banks that failed, Penn Square in Oklahoma City, and another which nearly failed, Continental Illinois in Chicago, to examine the implications on the nation's banking system.
Season 3 episodes
1. Vietnam Under Communism1985-01-15
2. Shootout on Imperial Highway (1)1985-01-22
3. Shootout on Imperial Highway (2)1985-01-29
4. The Lifer and the Lady1985-02-05
5. The Child Savers1985-02-12
6. Down for the Count1985-02-19
7. Retreat from Beirut1985-02-26
8. Buying the Bomb1985-03-05
9. A Class Divided1985-03-26
10. Potomac Fever1985-04-02
11. Crisis in Central America 1: Yankee Years1985-04-09
12. Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's Challenge1985-04-10
13. Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua1985-04-11
14. Crisis in Central America 4: Battle for El Salvador1985-04-12
15. Men Who Molest1985-04-16
16. Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred?1985-04-23
17. The American Way of War1985-04-30
18. Memory of the Camps1985-05-07
19. You Are in the Computer1985-05-14
20. What About Mom and Dad?1985-05-21
21. Breaking the Bank1985-05-28
