Synopsis
The American tradition of the buffet supper is shown in its simple preparation. A "must" for the homemaker or hostess. One of the satellite films that accompanied Let's Give a Tea. See also Arranging the Tea Table.
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- Running time
- 6 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · OH! You're supposed to go AROUND the table??? · Spuzz · 2003-08-22
You think you've seen it all on Prelinger. Dancing Cigarrettes, Stupifying religious videoss etc etc. So when one encounters a title such as this, one rubs his hands till blisters appear over what will happen, and this movie doesn't dissapoint in the slightest. A VERY dubfounded woman doesnt know the PROPER way of arranging a BIFFET! Is it THAT hard? Soon grey haired women arrives and tells stupid woman, you see, you put the plates out first, so the guests can take a plate first, rather then piling the food on their sleeves. What to serve ( a nice combination of hot and cold dishes) and how…
★★★★★ · candlelight in tv series, keeping up appearences · cashel · 2003-09-16
In the english tv series, mrs bucket(pronounced bouquet) is famous for her candlelight suppers..Surely she learnt everything from this film. Strange how time transforms the important to the ridiculous
★★★ · Good advice · PRG · 2005-03-29
Anyone who has gone to a buffet or tea, and has been unable to obtain food without knocking something over or bumping into someone else trying to extract their cutlery from a disorderly pile might wish their host had watched this film. Of course it is a product of its day, but there isn't anything here that wouldn't be taught to employees of a good, modern catering company. My only puzzle is why the film makers thought it neccesary to make this film and the one about a tea. They seem almost identical.
★★★ · It's pronounced · dynayellow · 2003-09-16
Not nearly as entertaining as the Dinner Party short, but still, entertaining means RESPONSABILITY, darn it! Everything must be right, or you might as well spit in your guests' faces as soon as they walk in the door! Ultimately, this short gets the message right: you should set everything up for their convenience and enjoyment. It's just the totalitarian tone that makes it such a delight to watch.
★★★ · No Candlesticks, June! · Dodsworth the Cat · 2025-10-27
What? No instructions on passing around a joint after the meal? The counter-culture of the '60s, I think, ended some of this formality for formality's sake. Does anyone really care about decorative candles at a "boo-fay"? Did anyone go home after chowing down gratis eats complaining the tablecloth was made of the wrong material? The narration's a little dry. An eastern-money, whinnying dowager voice would have been great.