A Corner in Wheat (1909)
December 13, 1909Release Date
A Corner in Wheat (1909)
December 13, 1909Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Frank Powell
The Wheat King
Grace Henderson
The Wheat King's Wife
James Kirkwood
The Farmer
Linda Arvidson
The Farmer's Wife
W. Chrystie Miller
The Farmer's Father
Frank Norris
Writer
Gladys Egan
The Farmer's Little Daughter
Henry B. Walthall
The Wheat King's Assistant
Frank E. Woods
Writer
Kate Bruce
Woman in Store
William J. Butler
Ruined Wheat Trader
Charles Craig
Man on the Floor of the Exchange
D.W. Griffith
Director
Billy Bitzer
Cinematographer
James Smith
Editor
Gertrude Robinson
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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 a novel and a short story by Frank Norris, titled The Pit and A Deal in Wheat.
Intercutting (cross-cutting) between still tableaux of the poor in the bread line and the lavish, active parties of the wealthy speculator somewhat anticipates the collision montage which became a hallmark of the politically charged Soviet cinema a decade or so later.
In 1994, A Corner in Wheat was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".The film was also released on 8mm in the 1960s.