Smokers say it’s relaxing, but tobacco harvesters call it “the back-breaking leaf.” Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario, presented from points of view of the transient field workers who move in for a brief bonanza when the leaves are ripe, and of the farmers who depend solely on this crop. A 1959 black and white production. Camera by: Terence Macartney-Filgate, Music by: Eldon Rathburn, Commentary by: Stanley Jackson. (Awards: Cannes; New York; Antwerp.)
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ACMI Identifier
313594
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)