A Corner in Wheat (1909)

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Directed by

D.W. Griffith

Starring (View all)

Frank Powell
The Wheat King

Grace Henderson
The Wheat King's Wife

James Kirkwood
Farmer

Linda Arvidson
Farmer's Wife

W. Chrystie Miller
Farmer's Father

Gladys Egan
Farmer's Little Daughter

Henry B. Walthall
Wheat King's Assistant

Kate Bruce
Woman in Store

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D.W. Griffith
uncredited

Frank Norris
novel The Pit

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A Corner in Wheat is a 1909 American short silent film which tells of a greedy tycoon who tries to corner the world market on wheat, destroying the lives of the people who can no longer afford to buy bread. It was directed by D. W. Griffith and adapted by Griffith and Frank E. Woods from the novel The Pit (1903) by Frank Norris.

Release date: 13 December 1909

Tags: Silent (3), 1909 (3), Short (2), Melodrama (1), 1900s (1), Black & White (1)

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"Vuosi kulunut D.W. Griffithin debyyttiohjauksesta ja ote on jo aivan jotain muuta. Tällä kertaa tarina kertoo viljan hinnalla kikkailevasta spekulantista, joka on ajaa köyhän kansan kurimukseen silkkaa ahneuttaan. Toisin sanoen yksi variaatio pahasta korporaatiosta jälleen kerran. Taas kerran varsin simppeli lyhäri, mutta sadan vuoden takaisella mittapuulla erinomaisesti kerrottu ja leikattu sellainen. Tämähän oli kantaaottavuudesaan aikoinaan valtavan kohuttu ja tähän joutui silloi"