A Corner in Wheat
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A Corner in Wheat is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith that critiques capitalist greed through parallel stories of a ruthless wheat speculator and impoverished farmers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent short film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Deal in Wheat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Pit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Frank Norris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
bread price increase
ⓘ
death of the speculator in grain elevator ⓘ poverty among farmers ⓘ wheat speculation ⓘ |
| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Biograph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingStyle |
cross-cutting
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parallel editing ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| filmLengthFeet | 558 ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
farmer's family
ⓘ
poor farmer ⓘ wheat king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
ⓘ
political film ⓘ social problem film ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of capitalist greed
ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ speculation in commodities ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | parallel editing between rich speculator and poor farmers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of consequences of market manipulation
ⓘ
early use of parallel editing for social commentary ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1909-12-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 14 ⓘ |
| setting |
rural America
ⓘ
urban grain exchange ⓘ |
| stars |
Frank Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grace Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry B. Walthall NERFINISHED ⓘ James Kirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Arvidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mack Sennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harron NERFINISHED ⓘ W. Chrystie Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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