The Hop Pickers Army (1927)

Item title reads: “The Hop-Pickers’ Army. East Ender “profit and pleasure“ holiday is now in full swing in the hopfields.“ Kent M/S men and women amongst hop bushes. Shot of mother and five children picking hops and putting them into a large bag. C/U of a pretty little girl with blonde curly hair and a grubby dress looking wistfully at the camera. She holds hops and other children are around her. A man empties hop pickings into a sack, while another man in a hat logs down the weight on paper. M/S men and women round a steaming cooking pot over a fire, and one women tastes the soup. Note: Did the cook forget the bouquet garni ? The grubby child looks ready for the Pears soap. FILM ID:696.3 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which