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Eat for Health (1954)

1954 · Ephemeral film · 10 min

  • Documentary

Synopsis

Classroom training film that promotes the benefits of "healthy" eating for children.

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Details

Studio
Encyclopædia Britannica Films
Released
1954-07-02
Running time
10 minutes

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Wait....What? · The_Emperor_Of_Television · 2010-01-30

Ken Smith sez "Unfortunately, there's not enough faulty information in this film to make it worthwhile." Wait, you *want* these films to be faulty? Sorry, Ken, but I disagree. Now, somebody will probably criticise me for criticizing Ken, but I don't care. The film itself is mediocre, so better or worse than the average film of this type made during pretty much any decade after the invention of sound-on-film. The acting, though, is more awful than usual, sometimes to the point of hilarity. That said, the film does have some good footage of home decor, fashion, etc, which ends up making this a…

★★★★★ · Meat is GOOD for you! · makelikeabandit · 2016-04-14

Enjoyed watching this, it recalls a time when convenience and fast foods weren't yet a staple, and before the post-modern obsession over cholesterol and saturated fat. Neither vegans nor low-carb/paleo fans will care much for this one.

★★★★ · Be Careful What You Push On A Kid · JayKay49 · 2012-01-08

The best part of this film is that it reminds me of how I used to "suck up" a second dinner at the neighbor kids house - most days! At our house "Peg Bundy" put on a pot of something (anything she could throw together in one pot) and we were fed it as soon as we got home from school because dad worked afternoons and she wanted to clean up that kitchen ASAP so she could go out to her friends to chew the rag then come back home in time to watch her westerns. So each day, after "dinner" I hippity hopped down the street and made sure that I showed up at the neighbors house just as dad was coming…

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