tobacco,ontario, canada,harvest,field work

The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)

Poster for The Back-breaking Leaf

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."

Cast & Crew

Director
Terence Macartney-Filgate

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Keywords

  • tobacco
  • ontario, canada
  • harvest
  • field work