The Hop Pickers’ Army (1930)

Full title reads: “Kent. The Hop Pickers’ Army. East Enders ’profit & pleasure’ holiday is now in full swing in the hopfields.“ Kent. A man plays a bugle amidst the hop pickers. Various shots of men, women and children from London’s East End working in the hop fields. Some of the families start singing as they work. A man makes notes on the amount of hops being picked. Children get a wash and then shots of a family eating and drinking tea. More shots of people picking hops. The children are pulling the hops from the plants. FILM ID: 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 includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957),