Paul Elliott’s review published on Letterboxd:
D.W. Griffith had launched his filmmaking career just a year before he embarked on the production of this short which accounts a crooked capitalist cornering the wheat market for personal profit to the detriment of the lower class labourers. There were already clear indications of his filmmaking abilities in the manner in which he directs the scenes, and the story becomes indicated through a variety of effective practical techniques. There's also some well-conceived juxtapositions to emphasise the disparities between those who depend on wheat to survive and the greedy tycoons who solely financially benefit from it. The filmmaker continues to be remembered and frequently dismissed for his infamous Birth of a Nation. Still, A Corner in Wheat is a rather impressive silent film illustrating the conflict between agriculture and its investors.