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MYSTERY IN THE KITCHEN

Don Haldane · Canada · Documentary / Satire / Comedy · 23 min · 14K views

Directed by Don Haldane · Starring Robert Berger, Norman Ettlinger, Mireille Goulet, Frank Heron · 1958

A well-meaning housewife feeds her family so poorly that their health is at risk, in a tongue-in-cheek 1950s lesson on putting nutrition knowledge into practice.

A quaint, satirical 1950s NFB nutrition film that doubles as a fascinating time capsule of domestic life.

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

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