DW GRIFFITH A CORNER IN WHEAT 1909 CLASSIC SILENT MOVIES TV SHOWS on DVDS at TVDAYS.com

[MattTheSaiyan]

Very effective silent short.

[eclecticdufus]

Hmm. An old but true cliche--the more things change the more they stay the same. Good early Biograph social consciousness. And made only into his second year there and he's already freeing up the camera.

[LonnyJoe1]

why not hd?

[sadloser54]

fuck wall street !!

[jsampras3]

I can't believe that the Wheat King was really his father! What a twist ending!

[reneecalling]

Can you believe it. That was 101 years ago.

[tvdays]

@reneecalling  I'll take it with a grain of (wheat) salt.

[reneecalling]

What do you mean? I was only referring to that quality of the film. I am in no way a DW Griffith fan.

[blueeyesofice]

this is awfully good quality for it's date. no white lines!

[freddy404]

redredreds is right... racism was extremely common when Griffith was in his prime. many of his movies involve race mixing

[dawatcher62]

Very good. I notice that this seems to have some influence on Russian cinema after the Bolshevik revolution.

[5hitCombo]

lol he fell in da hole

[gl1200phil]

FOISTED BY HIS OWN PITARD!!!

[dickhertzalot]

I am schedule to teach a U.S. History in Film class. What would be your top films to show/discuss?

[gl1200phil]

Birth of a Nation and the resurgence of the KKK would be an interesting topic. As i understand it the KKK was dying out, and D W Gr. racist views had some bad repercussions against the Black communities-riots, lynchings and burning homes- and led to the rebirth of the KKK. Karma got back to DWG, he died penniless.

[daughterrevolution]

DW Griffith was NOT a racist. He made a later 1918 film about WW One showing a black soldier and a white soldier kissing one another on the lips. He sent money for 20 years to a black actress who had appeared in Birth of a Nation. He made Broken Blossoms which was a film about interracial romance.

No "karma" involved with Griffith, he got old and died - just like YOU will someday. So stop lying.

[patricktolle]

All right, either you're a racist too and feel the need to defend DWG's way-more-than-obviously reactionary views of society or else you're a simpleton who can't get it that Griffith could be both a reactionary politically (and socially and whatever else) while at the same time revolutionize film-making.

Either way, "daughterrevolution" (an avatar, by the way, which cries out "ultra-right-wing"), you come off as stupid. "The Broken Blossoms" is also known as "The Chink and the Child".

[redredreds100]

Of course Griffith was a racist, has nothing to do with making the movie, but people of his generation were racist, they knew no better

[redredreds100]

you should learn your history, back in those days after the war, the south was broke, hence sprung forth a lot of crime, and "mafia" like group was formed called the carpet baggers, they gave blacks rights and freedom, not because they were good, but just to anger, when the KKK first formed, it was spearheaded against the carpet baggers and the blacks that worked along side them, KKK, believe it or not, were a good organization in the beginning, but they like most powers got out of hand.

[gl1200phil]

GAVE BLACKS FREEDOM?? THEY WERE ENTITLED JUST LIKE YOU AND ME!!!!!You should learn HISTORY! History is not etched in stone. It is often changed to reflect the views of those in power. Not only do the spoils go to the victor, but so does the writing of history. I grew up in the northwest, being taught that the Civil War was fought to free the slaves...it was much more complicated then that. A lot had to do with states rights. You're very naive to believe the carpet baggers were organized.

[redredreds100]

regardles, had your tyranical, overbearing, dictating country, had not marched into africa, and dragged these poor people from their homeland, and enslaved them, oppressing them for years, beating, raping and murdering them, there would have been no civil war, I often your fellow countrymen, complaining of the "black" race in america, and how much crime they are involve in, SUCK IT UP, you created it, you created your own Frankenstein, most americans, don't know, just how much they are despised

[gl1200phil]

You know, you are a stupid ASS. You're trying to blame me for what happend two hundred years ago??? I had as much to do with it AS YOU DO! Why don't you blame your self? And you"re BLAMING ME FOR BIGOTS ACTIONS TODAY?? AGAIN I SAY BLAME YOURSELF, AS I HAVE AS MUCH TO DO with it as you do! You are a total ignorant fool !! I created it?? These are some of the dumbest statements I have ever read!! I am a progressive liberal, and hate everything that bush did and stood for.

[gl1200phil]

And in case you haven't gotten any news under the rock that you live under, the republicans were soundly thrashed in the last election. Mr Obama was against the Iraq war and the occupation from the very beginning!! His election proves that a majority of US citizens reject the war politics of the repubicans and want our country heading in a totally different direction. I will defend and take responsibily for people that act in ways that are consistent with my beliefs.

[gl1200phil]

I will defend and take responsibily for people that act in ways that are consistent with my beliefs, BUT DON'T YOU DARE BLAME me for the imperialist actions of bush and all the other criminals he had under his authoritity. Many US citizens, including myself, were fighting and very vocal against bush every step of the way. Learn your history. For the most part, other blacks, including black Muslims, were the ones who kidnapped and then traded the poor victims to the white slavers.

[gl1200phil]

The slave trade had been going on for centuries befor the atlantic slave trade began. Unfortunately, they were treated as a resource. They were enslaved and taken to the Arabic countries, India and others, where they were traded for finished goods.

HEED YOUR OWN ADVICE-LEARN YOUR HISTORY AND EDUCATE YOURSELF.

[gl1200phil]

Its late and I didn't proofread very well...before has an "E" at the end. Forgive any others please.

[blueeyesofice]

@gl1200phil excellent point, gl1200phil

[KarateKidX]

@gl1200phil

You are to blame for the imperialist actions of bush and all the other criminals he had under his authority.

[alexandermaxwell]

Depending on your time: A Corner in Wheat, Birth of a Nation, Dancing Mothers, All Quiet on the Western Front, Grapes of Wrath, Casablanca, The Best Years of Our Lives, On the Waterfront, Salt of the Earth, Dr. Strangelove, The Graduate, Norma Rae, Network, Coming Home, American Beauty.

[deepblue2]

The same background audience noise... Is that normal? The first time I saw this film it didn't have that audience.

[chimpiki]

It was 1909, there was no synchronized audio at the time, which made room for people to write different variations of accompanying music and sound effects.

[ronoman88]

Griffith is the greatest.

[mrnosaj]

Thanks a WHOLE lot for posting this and his other stuff.

[zoylex]

good quality

[theatrecorner]

tooo grainy...(pun) grain as in wheat

[ChainGangSoldier2007]

thank you so much for posting this. taking a film history class and needed to see this movie again for my midterm. very much appreciated

[departfromregret]

same here!!!!!!!!!! I have to do a midterm paper on this!

[fravekator]

Questo è magistrale!

Peccato per le musiche da gag.

[youset1983]

ovviamente nell'originale le musiche non c'erano, quindi basta che togli l'audio :)

[sakurasoh]

This is one of Griffith's five movies preserved in the United States National Film Registry.. Classic

[goodzorr]

Very nice, I need this for my University work, thanks!