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A Corner in Wheat (1909) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1909 · 14 mins
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- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Starring
- Owen Moore, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Harron, Charles Craig, Dorothy West, Blanche Sweet
A greedy tycoon whimsically attempts to corner the global wheat market, driving bread prices to double. The surge pushes grain farmers into charity queues and deepens poverty for many. The film juxtaposes the stark lives of the laborers who grow the wheat with the profit‑driven schemer controlling its trade.
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