Famous DW Griffith short because of it’s use of cross cutting montage, one of the first films to pioneer this technique. The action is still mostly in the form of theatrical tableuxs. The plot is about a rich tycoon who corners the market in wheat – but ha ha he falls in a silo and dies. Of historical rather than genuine dramatic interest but you could say that about most silent films made before World War I. Lots of gnashing of teeth acting. It is beautifully shot though.
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