“Tobaccoland USA” is a newsreel style film that was commissioned by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco & Co, the company behind Chesterfield Cigarettes, and produced by the March of Time in 1939. The film is set predominantly in Durham, North Carolina - the heart of Tobaccoland - follows the various stages of producing Chesterfields from growing and harvesting to manufacturing and export. The film specifically highlights the role of the Ellis’, a tobacco farming family, as they go from the initial seed bed preparation to their end of harvest celebration.
