1909Silent13m 54s
A greedy tycoon corners the wheat market, which raises bread prices and forces hardworking farmers into poverty while he profits from the struggle
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Genres Drama, Indie, Short, Silent
Decade 1900s
This Movie is Greedy, Social-conscious, Somber, Contrastive & Hard-hitting
About A Corner in Wheat A 1909 silent drama by D. W. Griffith, noted for its stark contrast between the lives of wealthy tycoons and the struggling laborers who grow the worlds wheat
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Audio English (United States)
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Cast
- Blanche Sweet Woman in White Hat, Visitor to the Grain Elevator
- Frank Powell wheat king
- Grace Henderson wheat king's wife
- James Kirkwood poor farmer
- Linda Arvidson poor farmer's wife
- W. Chrystie Miller poor farmer's father
- Gladys Egan poor farmer's daughter
- Henry B. Walthall wheat king's assistant
- Kate Bruce Woman in Store
- William J. Butler Ruined Wheat Trader
- Charles Craig Man on the Floor of the Exchange, Banquet Invitee
- Frank Evans Man on the Floor of the Exchange, Banquet Invitee, Grain Elevator Attendant
- Edith Haldeman Woman in Store
- Robert Harron Man on the Floor of the Exchange
- Arthur V. Johnson Wheat Trader in Bowler Hat, Banquet Invitee
- Henry Lehrman Man on the Floor of the Exchange
- Jeanie Macpherson Banquet Invitee, Visitor to the Grain Elevator
- Owen Moore Man on the Floor of the Exchange, Banquet Invitee
- George Nichols Man on the Floor of the Exchange
- Anthony O'Sullivan Man on the Floor of the Exchange
- Billy Quirk Man on the Floor of the Exchange, Banquet Invitee
- Gertrude Robinson Woman in Store
- Mack Sennett Man on the Floor of the Exchange
- Dorothy West Visitor to the Grain Elevator
- Ruth Hart
Director
- D. W. Griffith
- D.W. Griffith
Screenwriter
- Frank Norris
- D.W. Griffith
- Frank E. Woods
Director of Photography
- Billy Bitzer
Producer
- D.W. Griffith
- American Mutoscope & Biograph
