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On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts 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.Read moreLess
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts 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.
The story
On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts 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.
Cast & crew
Frank PowellThe Wheat King
Grace HendersonThe Wheat King's Wife
James KirkwoodFarmer
Linda ArvidsonFarmer's Wife
W. Chrystie MillerFarmer's Father
Gladys EganFarmer's Little Daughter
Henry B. WalthallWheat King's Assistant
Kate BruceCastExplore the crew
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Director of Photography
- Billy Bitzer
- Producer
- D.W. Griffith
- Editor
- James Smith
- Writer
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- Frank E. Woods