Man Who Missed His Breakfast (1940s ca.)
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Year Published: 1940s
Description:
This film begins with a family about to eat breakfast. To keep track of their nutrition, the family has a chart to keep track of whether or not everyone finishes their meals. An expected visitor for the morning's breakfast, Uncle Bill, a military spy with an eye out for Soviets, misses breakfast. We rejoin the family for dinner and Uncle Bill's arrival. As the family tunes into a radio program on nutrition, the film then illustrates the rules and importance of sound nutrition. With accompanying visuals of various foods, the radio narrator emphasizes the seven basic food groups and the need to eat them in the right amounts and at regular times. Doing so allows the strong, healthy and able bodies needed in the times of war and peace. The film shows us examples of these strong bodies: schoolchildren, football players, a rowing crew, and even soldiers on the battlefield. As the film concludes we return to the family from the beginning of the film and Uncle Bill assures the family he will not miss breakfast, or any meal for that matter, tomorrow.
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Complete Record: This film begins with a family about to eat breakfast. To keep track of their nutrition, the family has a chart to keep track of whether or not everyone finishes their meals. An expected visitor for the morning's breakfast, Uncle Bill, a military spy with an eye out for Soviets, misses breakfast. We rejoin the family for dinner and Uncle Bill's arrival. As the family tunes into a radio program on nutrition, the film then illustrates the rules and importance of sound nutrition. With accompanying visuals of various foods, the radio narrator emphasizes the seven basic food groups and the need to eat them in the right amounts and at regular times. Doing so allows the strong, healthy and able bodies needed in the times of war and peace. The film shows us examples of these strong bodies: schoolchildren, football players, a rowing crew, and even soldiers on the battlefield. As the film concludes we return to the family from the beginning of the film and Uncle Bill assures the family he will not miss breakfast, or any meal for that matter, tomorrow. To help with the A/V Geeks mission to share these forgotten films unearthed in their archive, this film and hundreds of others can be purchased on DVD (http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/all-av-geeks-dvds/). Higher quality versions of this film can also be licensed for stock footage. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information.
Transcription
House in a suburban setting. Woman carrrying glasses of juice from kitchen to dining room. Woman talking to concerned boy. Girl joins conversation. Girl discusses and explains chart with boy and woman. Woman and two children walk to the entrance and greet a man. The children join the man at the table. Man and children engage in a conversation while they are eating. Woman brings another tray of food. Man gets up to pick up telephone. Man talking on the phone. Cut to children eating at the table. Man rejoins children at the table as woman sets more food on the table and sits. All engage in conversation. Clock shifts from 8:10 to 7:31. Older man now engaged in conversation with others at table as scene is panning out. Intercut to chart. Boy and older man start talking as others continue to eat. Girl interjects with question for older man. Older man responds to girl as others listen. Man at head of table checks his watch, gets up, and turns on radio. They all listen to the radio. All react to hearing radio announcement. Cut to marching women. US marines jumping out of plane and deploying parachutes. Soldiers riding army vehicles in rough terrain. Soldiers running as shots are fired. More army vehicles carrying soldiers. Farmers harvesting their crops. Molten metal splashing. Cargo ships by the dock. Men cleaning waterways. People working in factory. Older man eats and converses at table with man and woman in dining room. Cut and zoom to National Maritime Nutrition Guide. Vegetables. Greens. Fruits. Dairy. Poultry. Grains. Fats and oils. Food pamphlets. People tilling the soil and planting in farm Cows at a barn in a farm. Chickens feeding on grass in a farm. People bowling in a bowling alley. Players throwing horseshoes. Girls sitting in a circle passing balls around. People waiting in line for food. Patrons eating in cafeteria setting. Children sitting around a tablet eating. Football players tackling for out. Rowing teams racing down a river. Basketball teams battling it out. Army men lining for food. Woman plating food from pot. Children and men conversing at dining room table as lady carries plates of food in.
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