Summary

GOOD EATING HABITS

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: GOOD EATING HABITS
File Number: AFP-142BT 16mm; VTM-142BT Beta SP; PA-0155 Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Educational
Year: 01/01/1951
Description: B W 1951 Social guidance table manners film about a boy who eats his food so quickly, and eats so much junk food, that he makes himself sick After going to bed with a stomach ache and a night of food nightmares, he wakes up the next day with a new attitude toward eating, and happily ingests his meals slowly and calmly, savoring the flavors released by a well-chewed gob of food 00:11:27:00 B W 1951 Family eats dinner together at small dining room table, they pass serving platters to each other CU shots of man, woman and girl as they eat and smile at each other 00:12:17:00 B W 1951 Boy unenthusiastically plays with model train set on floor of his bedroom CU the model train as it turns on the tracks boy has stomach ache and holds his belly in distress 00:12:57:00 B W 1951 Woman walks her sick son to his bed now in his pajamas he gets under the covers and his mother tucks him in she sits on the bed, leans over him, talks quietly to him and caresses his face at 0:16:24 she kisses him and turns off the light 00:13:38:00 B W 1951 Family eats breakfast at small dining room table boy late for breakfast runs from hallway to the table boy eats his breakfast of orange juice, oatmeal, bacon, eggs and toast, and milk very quickly CU the bowl of oatmeal, CU the glass of milk before and after a sip is taken boy runs out of the room on his way to school 00:14:52:00 B W 1951 Hyperactive boy in a hurry at school cafeteria table with other boys CU his crazed face as he devours a sandwich in virtually one bite boy runs out of cafeteria 00:15:23:00 B W 1951 Boy walks out of small soda shop delicatessen drinking a bottle of soda he leans against a parking meter and guzzles the soda in one fell swoop boy eats candy and cookies and walks down sidewalk 00:16:00:00 B W 1951 Boy sitting at dinner table plays with food on his plate, uninterested, eats a forkful and pushes plate away 00:16:09:00 B W 1951 Boy yawns, CU 00:16:36:00 B W 1951 Boy lies in bed and sleeps restlessly, tosses and turns superimposed over him are images of food [dream sequence, sort of] 00:17:10:00 B W 1951 Boy wakes up and gets out of bed, stretches and puts on his robe 00:17:25:00 B W 1951 Family sits down at small dining room table for breakfast, they drape their napkins over laps boy eats a meal of orange juice, milk, cereal, and bacon, eggs and toast which he butters he eats slowly and normally, smiling and shaking his head in delight with his delicious breakfast 00:19:26:00 B W 1951 Boy at desk in school classroom, looks up from his assignment clock on wall reads 11:00 boy is happily surprised by the time 00:19:42:00 B W 1951 Boy eats sandwich and other lunch items in school cafeteria, normally 00:20:05:00 B W 1951 Smiling boy drinks from water fountain in park 00:20:10:00 B W 1951 Boy sits at kitchen table eating an after-school snack, his mother in apron pours him a glass of milk 00:20:25:00 B W 1951 Two boys fly a kite in park 00:20:38:00 B W 1951 Family eats at small dining room table boy smiles and holds out his plate for seconds 00:20:58:00 B W 1951 Boy lies on bedroom floor and happily plays with his model train set
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