Dreams Come True (1944)

Abingdon, Cambridgeshire. Various shots of a large family the Gregorys having their tea together. We see them leaving the house, the girls wear headscarves and dungarees. They are a family of farmers. Narration explains that the Gregorys have what we all dream of: a home, a bit of land, peace and happiness among our loved ones. The Gregorys have found their way out of the prewar depression by acquiring this farm. It is on an estate run by the Land Settlement Association set up to give people like the Gregorys the right kind of start. Various shots of work on the farm. Mrs Gregory milks a goat and Mr Gregory feeds the pigs. Feeding hens and geese. The girls Brenda, Olive and Betty work in a large greenhouse. They pick tomatoes. Glass cloches are used to encourage tomato plants to grow we see Mr and Mrs Gregory at work amongst their plants. Reaping machine is used to cut corn these machines can be hired from the estate. Various nice shots of the family at work gathering the c