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. The film continues to contrast the ironic 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.
| Release Date: | Dec 1909 |
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| Genre: | Drama / Short |
| Awards: | 1 win |
| Cast: | Frank Powell (The Wheat King), Grace Henderson (The Wheat King's Wife), James Kirkwood (Farmer), Linda Arvidson (Farmer's Wife), W. Chrystie Miller (Farmer's Father), Gladys Egan (Farmer's Little Daughter), Henry B. Walthall (Wheat King's Assistant), Kate Bruce (In Store), William J. Butler (Ruined Wheat Trader), Charles Craig (On the Floor of the Exchange /...), Edward Dillon (), Frank Evans (On the Floor of the Exchange /...), Edith Haldeman (In Store), Robert Harron (On the Floor of the Exchange), Ruth Hart (In Store), Arthur V. Johnson (Wheat Trader in Bowler Hat / Banquet...), Henry Lehrman (On the Floor of the Exchange...), Jeanie Macpherson (Banquet Guest / Visitor to the Grain...), Charles Hill Mailes (), Owen Moore (On the Floor of the Exchange /...), George Nichols (On the Floor of the Exchange), Anthony O'Sullivan (On the Floor of the Exchange), Billy Quirk (On the Floor of the Exchange /...), Gertrude Robinson (In Store), Mack Sennett (On the Floor of the Exchange), Blanche Sweet (Woman in White Hat / Visitor to the...), Dorothy West (Visitor to the Grain Elevator) |