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Mystery in the Kitchen

1959 23 min
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Why does a housewife concerned for her family's welfare feed them so inadequately that she endangers their very lives? The film is a humorous and satirical attempt to remind the average housewife that it is not enough to be aware of modern food facts; they must also be applied in daily food purchasing and preparation.

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Why does a housewife concerned for her family's welfare feed them so inadequately that she endangers their very lives? The film is a humorous and satirical attempt to remind the average housewife that it is not enough to be aware of modern food facts; they must also be applied in daily food purchasing and preparation.

Food and Food Industries Health and Medicine Families All subjects
  • director
    Don Haldane
  • producer
    Guy Glover
  • script
    Herb Hosie
  • camera
    Reginald Morris
  • editing
    David Mayerovitch
  • sound editing
    Michael McKennirey
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn
  • cast
    Robert Berger
    Norman Ettlinger
    Mireille Goulet
    Frank Heron

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