A Corner in Wheat
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.
Cast
- Anthony O'Sullivan
- Arthur V. Johnson
- Billy Quirk
- Blanche Sweet
- Charles Craig
- Charles Hill Mailes
- Dorothy West
- Edith Haldeman
- Edward Dillon
- Frank Evans
- Frank Powell
- George Nichols
- Gertrude Robinson
- Gladys Egan
- Grace Henderson
- Henry B. Walthall
- Henry Lehrman
- James Kirkwood
- Jeanie MacPherson
- Kate Bruce
- Linda Arvidson
- Mack Sennett
- Owen Moore
- Robert Harron
- W. Chrystie Miller
- William J. Butler
More details
| author | D. W. Griffith Frank E. Woods |
|---|---|
| director | D. W. Griffith |
| genre | drama |
| publisher | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
| theme | short silent |