The Back-breaking Leaf
- Movies
- 1959-01-02
- EN
- Released
- 0h 29m
- CA
- Documentary
Production
ONF | NFB
Storyline
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."
