Malay Pastoral (1933)

Malaysia. The Rice Growers and the fertile fields of Sumatra (sic) is the item s subtitle. There is rice enough for a million Panning shot of a Malaysian landscape small dwellings, a lake, mountains, trees, etc. A paddy field. L, S of workers in the paddy field. Camera pans to show many people at work. There is also a large line of people who appear to be watching the filming. A pretty place for a lot of hard work. M, S of men working in the field they wear patterned trousers. Elegant Plants reflected in a pool of water. Long panning shot of the landscape. A machineless country where labour is the cheapest L, S of men carrying bundles of rice on their backs. They can t use their heads so their feet have to do the M, S of group of people using their feet to trample rice plants. Men and women work together. The fruit of the A woman pours rice from a tray onto the ground. Group of women scoop rice up onto their trays then pour it