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小麦的囤积 A Corner in Wheat
或译《谷仓一角》，以传统清教徒的价值观念对现代社会的经济贫富差距问题进行了置疑。
故事取材于Frank Norris的两部小说，故事也同时在三个地点平行进行，乡下麦田穷苦农民的生活，面包店的生意，和股票经纪人的办公室，而且三个故事线里的人物和情节完全没有交叠。通过对穷人和富人的平行剪辑，不仅能看到后来格里菲斯名作品《党同伐异》的影子，也能看到对蒙太奇技术的启发。
高利贷者 The Usurer
A wealthy moneylender instructs his collectors to foreclose on the property of every debtor who is behind on his or her payments. Many families are affected by this decision, in some cases with tragic results. But the moneylender is unconcerned, and he ignores their pleas while he enjoys showing off his wealth. But when he is accidentally locked inside his office's valuables va...
An Unseen Enemy
The physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. But it is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores the money in his father's household safe. The slatternly housekeeper, aware of the money, enlists a criminal acquaintance to crack the safe. She attempts to get into the adjacent room where the sisters tremble in fear, but finds that the door is locked. The drunken housekeeper menaces them by brandishing a gun through a hole in the wall.
