A Corner in Wheat (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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Frank Powell as The Wheat King |
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Grace Henderson as The Wheat King's Wife |
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James Kirkwood as Farmer |
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Linda Arvidson as Farmer's Wife |
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W. Chrystie Miller as Farmer's Father |
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Gladys Egan as Farmer's Little Daughter |
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Henry B. Walthall as Wheat King's Assistant |
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Kate Bruce as |
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William J. Butler as |
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Charles Craig as |
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Frank Evans as |
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Edith Haldeman as |
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Robert Harron as |
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Ruth Hart as |
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Arthur V. Johnson as |
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Henry Lehrman as |
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Jeanie Macpherson as |
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Owen Moore as |
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George Nichols as |
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Anthony O'Sullivan as |
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Billy Quirk as |
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Gertrude Robinson as |
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Mack Sennett as |
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Blanche Sweet as |
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Dorothy West as |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Production | D.W. Griffith | Producer |
| Editing | James Smith | Editor |
| Writing | Frank Norris | Novel |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |
| Writing | Frank E. Woods | Writer |