A Corner in Wheat
El valor del trigo, Le spéculateur en grains, O Preço do Trigo, Storspekulanten, Les spéculateurs, A gabonatőzsde spekulánsai, Спекуляция пшеницей, Arbetare contra överklassen
Original title: A Corner in Wheat
Original language: enIMDB: tt0000832
TMDB: 49270
Release date: Monday, 13th December 1909
Adult: No
Genres:
Drama
Duration: 0h 14min
Popularity: 4.264
Rate: 6.192 / 91 votes
Overview: 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.
Popularity: 4.264
Rate: 6.192 / 91 votes
Overview: 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.
Directors
D.W. Griffith
(Director)
(Director)Writers
Cast
Frank Powell
(The Wheat King)
(The Wheat King)Grace Henderson
(The Wheat King's Wife)
(The Wheat King's Wife)James Kirkwood
(Farmer)
(Farmer)Linda Arvidson
(Farmer's Wife)
(Farmer's Wife)W. Chrystie Miller
(Farmer's Father)
(Farmer's Father)Gladys Egan
(Farmer's Little Daughter)
(Farmer's Little Daughter)Henry B. Walthall
(Wheat King's Assistant)
(Wheat King's Assistant)
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