Synopsis
Explains what it takes to earn the right to display the "stamp of approval" given by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on packages. Describes how under the watchful eyes of federal meat inspectors in stockyards and processing plants and chemists, microbiologists, bacteriologists and histopathologists in USDA laboratories, American foreign meats must attain rigid standards before receiving the mark of wholesome meat. SHOT LIST: 16:45:50 pan from city street to building construction 17:01:35 man in hard hat (supposed to be ironworker or construction worker) sits on bright red girder of building against blue sky, takes out huge sandwich from lunch box and eats (camera zoom to CU) 17:25:82 red table cloth and place setting, blue plate with large ham slice set down 17:30:45 man, woman (facing camera) at table in restaurant 17:35:27 man, woman in crowd at sporting event, he gives ‘V’ sign with hand and catches a hot dog wrapped in paper 17:40:93 hot dog vendor in crowd throws hot dog 17:43:87 woman bites hot dog looks over to (slight pan reveals) man she ‘says’ (silent) “It’s good” 17:50:65 man, woman he raises hand in a wave 17:52:27 hot dog vendor’s hands catching coins against blue sky and crowd, down to putting change into pocket 17:57:33 radio (pan to) picnic basket with hands of man, woman and child groping for food, woman pats away hand of child, woman hands unwraps “salami” package (with voice over: “Easy to serve prepared meats are an accepted part of our everyday life,…
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Details
- Running time
- 18 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0614_Mark_of_Wholesome_Meat_A_05_21_53_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · What on earth is 'Scrapple'? · Spuzz · 2017-01-23
Gorgeous movie about why the meat you eat can't be beat! LOL. This is a movie that looks to me like it hasnt screened much, because there's hardly a scratch on it. Anyways, It's all about meat inspectors! And how they examine every bit of meat that is coming to your dinner table! Before you can stop me, This film of course starts at the slaughterhouse, where split open pigs, sides of beef and other unrecognizable pieces of meat slide our way ready to be examined by the meat inspector (great hot dog making scene by the way). Curious that they make a point of repeating that these products…
Stumbled Upon a Treasure · tmaaz · 2022-12-23
I was actually looking for construction footage from the 50's or 60's, when I stumbled upon this gem... not sure why I pressed 'play', but it only took a couple seconds to realize that this USDA film is narrated by none other than Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles). When this film was made, Mr. Wilder would have been in his early 30's, but had already made his acting debut on the TV series "Play of the Week". What a great accidental find!