i be expect a documentary that focus on the tobacco industry in north carolina . instead i watch a man who rue the fact that his great grandfather lose his tobacco empire to the duke family . and this go on and on . if mr. mcelwee family have prevail over the duke i doubt that mr. mcelwee would have any problem with the death toll cause by tobacco relate disease . i grow up near the area where mr. mcelwee family begin it tobacco business while i expect more than mcewee continual focus on his family . i learn very little about the history of tobacco in the nc economy and the ramification to the state economy by tight regulation of tobacco . the countless reference to the movie bright leaf be out of place so what if gary cooper play mr. mcelwee great grandfather . do the viewer gain any understanding of the role of tobacco in the north carolina economy by the showing of old film clip of a fictionalized film . i do not .