The Back-breaking Leaf

IMDb 9.5 1959 • 29 min • Documentary

Director

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Country

CA

Plot Summary

Here is a graphic picture of the tobacco harvest in southwestern Ontario. At the end of July, transient field workers move in for a brief bonanza when the plant is ripe. The tobacco harvesters call it "the back-breaking leaf."

Top Cast

Stanley Jackson
Stanley Jackson Commentary

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