Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson. An unscrupulous and greedy capitalist speculator decides to corner the wheat market for his own profit, establishing complete control over the markets.
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.
A greedy tycoon decides, on a whim, to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing the grain's producers into charity lines and further into poverty.
A Corner in Wheat is a 1909 short film by cinema's first great director, D. W. Griffith. This 14 minute film (typical length for a feature of the day) depicts the results of a scheme by an unscrupulous financier to corner the wheat market.
Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson. An unscrupulous and greedy capitalist speculator decides to corner the wheat market for his own profit, establishing complete control over the markets.
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.
A greedy tycoon decides, on a whim, to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing the grain's producers into charity lines and further into poverty.
A Corner in Wheat is a 1909 short film by cinema's first great director, D. W. Griffith. This 14 minute film (typical length for a feature of the day) depicts the results of a scheme by an unscrupulous financier to corner the wheat market.
