| Trailer: EARLY APRIL farmer Ralph Whiteman asks for more agricultural workers. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5702 | |
| Catalog #: | 320157 | |
| Clip Number: | 320157-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 44/34 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:40 - 01:47:11 | |
| Location: | UK | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMERCIALS: Public Service FARMING: Harvest OCCUPATIONS: Argiculture / Farming / Raching WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: War Work | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 511570 Trailer: EARLY APRIL farmer Ralph Whiteman asks for more agricultural workers. Ralph Whiteman, radio star and farmer, speaks to camera making appeal for helpers to give a hand with the havest. While he talks film is shown of last year's harvesting. We see them picking cabbages, ploughing, harvesting wheat, hoeing sugar beet and picking potatoes. Shots of farm laborers, harvesting, ploughing, gathering sheaves of wheat, harvesting potatoes in bushels, loading truck with sugar beets. Ralph speaks to camera: he tells us the country needs more agricultural workers and asks people to use their spare time to help the farmers. End title reads: "Watch for details in your local press". | |
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