A. E. Staley went from growing up barefoot on a farm in North Carolina, to building a billion dollar agribusiness giant. He was the original owner of the football team that eventually became the Chicago Bears.
Direction
Family-directed passion project with intimate access to archives.
Production
Period recreations that actually look expensive for indie doc standards.
Director
Julie Staley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Decatur Staleys became the Chicago Bears in 1922, but Staley himself only owned them for one season before selling to George Halas for $100.
Staley invented the commercial corn starch industry; his company later became Tate & Lyle, meaning you've probably eaten his legacy today.
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