A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

14 mins | Drama | Dec. 13, 1909

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.

A Corner in Wheat

14 mins | Drama | Dec. 13, 1909

A Corner in Wheat
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers American Mutoscope & Biograph
Original title A Corner in Wheat
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers Frank Norris, D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods

Cast

Frank Powell

as The Wheat King

Grace Henderson

as The Wheat King's Wife

James Kirkwood

as Farmer

Linda Arvidson

as Farmer's Wife

W. Chrystie Miller

as Farmer's Father

Gladys Egan

as Farmer's Little Daughter

Henry B. Walthall

as Wheat King's Assistant