The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty, in BiographyVideo: Thompson, Molly (producer), and Thompson, Molly (director). in Biography. New York, NY: A&E Television Networks. Jan 1, 1995.
Tells the story of the family once called the most powerful in America. In the 1800s Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt made a fortune in shipping and railroads, but by the 1900s the dynasty has been disgraced through a series of extravagant excesses, family backbiting, and sexual indiscretions.