Food and Magic

Duration: 10 min
Release date: 1943-11-18
IMDB

A sideshow barker uses magic and visual aids to alert the public that proper food management is both a resource and a weapon that could be to America's advantage if conserved properly in winning the then current World War. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2008.

War Documentary Fantasy

Food and Magic

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