The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)

• Documentary

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."

Rating

9.5 / 10 (2 votes)

Release date

January 2, 1959

Runtime

29m

Language

English

Director

Terence Macartney-Filgate

Status

Released