Food and Magic
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Food and Magic is a 1943 short documentary film
commissioned by the United States
Government during World War II
. Food and Magic, was produced by the War Activities Committee of The Motion Picture Industry and it deals with food conservation and healthy eating. It stars Jack Carson
as a sideshow barker who informs the crowd about proper wartime food consumption, including conservation and rationing.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
commissioned by the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Government during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Food and Magic, was produced by the War Activities Committee of The Motion Picture Industry and it deals with food conservation and healthy eating. It stars Jack Carson
Jack Carson
John Elmer "Jack" Carson was a Canadian-born U.S.-based film actor.Jack Carson was one of the most popular character actors during the 'golden age of Hollywood', with a film career spanning the 1930s, '40s and '50s...
as a sideshow barker who informs the crowd about proper wartime food consumption, including conservation and rationing.