Top of page

Film, Video Web Page A corner in wheat

About this Item

Title

  • A corner in wheat

Summary

  • A greedy tycoon decides, on a whim, to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing the grain's producers into charity lines and further into poverty. Shows 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.

Names

  • Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, direction, writing
  • Woods, Frank E., writing
  • Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944, camera
  • Powell, Frank E., 1877- cast
  • Henderson, Grace, 1860-1944, cast
  • Kirkwood, James, 1875-1963, cast
  • Arvidson, Linda, 1884-1949, cast
  • Miller, W. Christy, 1843-1922, cast
  • Egan, Gladys, cast
  • Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936, cast
  • Bruce, Kate, 1858-1946, cast
  • Butler, William J., 1860-1927, cast
  • Craig, Charles B., cast
  • Dillon, Edward, 1880-1933, cast
  • Evans, Frank (Actor) cast
  • Haldeman, Edith, cast
  • Harron, Robert, 1894-1920, cast
  • Hart, Ruth, 1886-1952, cast
  • Johnson, Arthur V., 1876-1916, cast
  • MacPherson, Jeanie, 1887-1946, cast
  • Mailes, Charles H. (Charles Hill), 1870-1937, cast
  • Moore, Owen, 1886-1939, cast
  • Nichols, George, 1864-1927, cast
  • O'Sullivan, Tony, -1920, cast
  • Quirk, Billy, 1873-1926, cast
  • Robinson, Gertrude, 1891-1962, cast
  • Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960, cast
  • Sweet, Blanche, cast
  • West, Dorothy, 1891-1980, cast
  • Norris, Frank, 1870-1902
  • Biograph Company
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Biograph, 1909.

Headings

  • -  Wheat trade--United States
  • -  Speculation--United States--Drama
  • -  Wheat farmers--United States--Drama

Genre

  • Social problem films
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  J135969 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Biograph Co.; 15Dec1909; J135969.
  • -  Camera, G. W. Bitzer.
  • -  Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson, W. Chrystie Miller, Gladys Egan, Henry B. Walthall, Kate Bruce, William J. Butler, Charles Craig, Edward Dillon, Frank Evans, Edith Haldeman, Robert Harron, Ruth Hart, Arthur V. Johnson, Jeanie Macpherson, Charles Hill Mailes, Owen Moore, George Nichols, Anthony O'Sullivan, Billy Quirk, Gertrude Robinson, Mack Sennett, Blanche Sweet, Dorothy West.
  • -  Summary from the Internet movie database.
  • -  Biograph production no. 3646.
  • -  Based on the novel, The pit, by Frank Norris.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 2331) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Photographed Nov. 3-13, 1909 in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Sources used: Niver's Early motion pictures; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed July 23, 2012; Moving picture world, v. 5, no. 25, p. 878-879 (Dec. 18, 1909); Biograph bulletins 1908-1912, p. 150.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (396 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 975 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (396 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1,075 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 400 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 3 rolls (ca. 1,000 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 5311 (viewing print)
  • FEC 2711 (viewing print)
  • FRA 2233 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPE 8838 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 1359 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0917C, Box 0918A, Box 0919A (paper pos)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2012600307

Online Format

  • image
  • video
  • web page

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright or other restrictions in the vast majority of motion pictures in these collections. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse.

In rare cases, copyrighted motion pictures are made available by special permission to the Library and may be used only for educational purposes. For example, the Gershwin home movies fall within this category. Rights assessment is your responsibility. No registration information exists for some titles, and reproduction of some titles may be restricted by privacy rights, publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Additionally, some works may still be protected by copyright in the United States or some foreign countries. The written permission of the copyright owners in materials not in the public domain is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions.

Whenever possible, we provide information that we have about copyright owners and related matters in the catalog records, finding aids and other texts that accompany collections. You should consult the catalog information that accompanies each item for specific information. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding item and may assist you in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items for their desired uses. You should also consult restrictions associated with donations to the Library.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Woods, Frank E., Writing, G. W Bitzer, Frank E Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson, W. Christy Miller, et al. A Corner in Wheat. directeds by Griffith, D. W. , Ection, Writing United States: Biograph, 1909. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012600307/.

APA citation style:

Woods, F. E., Bitzer, G. W., Powell, F. E., Henderson, G., Kirkwood, J., Arvidson, L. [...] Niver. (1909) A Corner in Wheat. Griffith, D. W., dir United States: Biograph. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012600307/.

MLA citation style:

Woods, Frank E., Writing, et al. A Corner in Wheat. dir by Griffith, D. W. , Ection, Writing United States: Biograph, 1909. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012600307/>.