A Corner in Wheat
1909 · directed by D.W. Griffith
- Rating
- 64/100
- Hit
- no
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 (1909), directed by D.W. Griffith, rates 64/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Frank Powell
- Grace Henderson
- James Kirkwood
- Linda Arvidson
- W. Chrystie Miller
- Gladys Egan
- Henry B. Walthall
- Kate Bruce
- William J. Butler
- Charles Craig
Crew
- Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography
- James Smith — Editor
- D.W. Griffith — Writer
- Frank E. Woods — Writer
More from D.W. Griffith
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) — 84/100 · hit
- The Birth of a Nation (1915) — 81/100 · hit
- Way Down East (1920) — 81/100 · hit
- Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919) — 80/100 · hit
- Orphans of the Storm (1921) — 78/100
- True Heart Susie (1919) — 70/100
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