A Corner in Wheat

1909·14'

D.W. Griffith

Drama

EN - English

Letterboxd TMDB #49270

On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.

Cast

Frank Powell The Wheat King Grace Henderson The Wheat King's Wife James Kirkwood Farmer Linda Arvidson Farmer's Wife W. Chrystie Miller Farmer's Father Gladys Egan Farmer's Little Daughter Henry B. Walthall Wheat King's Assistant Kate Bruce

William J. Butler

Charles Craig

Frank Evans

Edith Haldeman