A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat<ref>Template:Cite video</ref> is a 1909 American short silent film which tells of a greedy tycoon who tries to corner the world market in 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 that became a hallmark of Soviet cinema a decade 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".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The film was also released on 8mm in the 1960s.

Cast

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A Corner in Wheat (1909)

Release

The film was released on December 13, 1909. Because of an upsurge in political populism, audiences reacted to the film positively. Before A Corner in Wheat, Griffith avoided making political statements in his work. After the film's success, he began to make bolder statements about society and politics, such as famously championing white supremacy in The Birth of a Nation (1915).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

See also

• D. W. Griffith filmography
• Blanche Sweet filmography

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• A Corner in Wheat essay by Daniel Eagan at the National Film Registry
• A Corner in Wheat at the Library of Congress
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• A Corner in Wheat on YouTube