13 December 1909 Drama 14 mins
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.
Watch the official A Corner in Wheat 1909 trailer in HD below.
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
D.W. Griffith Director
Billy Bitzer Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith Producer
James Smith Editor
Frank Norris Novel
D.W. Griffith Writer
Frank E. Woods Writer
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United States 13 December 1909
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