It's All in Knowing How
It's All in Knowing How is a short film from 1954 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
USES THE COMBINATION OF A STORY & ANIMATED CHART TECHNIQUE TO POINT OUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF GOOD EATING & HEALTH HABITS TO THE VARIOUS AREAS OF LIFE.
Bob, teenage boy, is having problems at home and school. What's the real problem? He's not eating properly. The solution is a better variety and larger amount of food including the equivalent of a quart and half of milk and milk products per day. In one scene Bob's little sister brings him a nice bowl of ice cream to give him energy for studying.
02:39:19:16 VS 1950s coach instructs two high school football players in yellow uniform and helmets on how to kick a field goal.
02:40:02:00 High School teenager of about 17 or 18 walks on sidewalk with books under arm of suburban neighborhood with solemn gait; newspaper boy on bicycle rides behind him and throws newspapers on front lawns; as teenage turns to walk up foot path to his house, bratty newspaper boy throws newspaper and hits teenager in back.
02:40:25:29 VS classic 1950s family dinner with Father at head of table and mother seated across from teenage son and little sister with red bow in her hard seated across from Father; each member of family has tall glass of milk. Teenage boy looks depressed at table and excuses himself before others have finished.
02:40:52:00 1950s man bowling.
02:41:51:10 United Airlines commercial airplane pulls into hangar. VS engineers working on airplane.
02:42:41:28 1950s exhausted teenage boy has trouble waking up; rolls over and turns off alarm clock on nightstand.
02:42:50:08 Teenager in hurry enters kitchen and, without sitting, quickly drinks glass of orange juice at breakfast table then rushes off; Father sits at breakfast table reading paper as Mother wearing an apron stands in kitchen.
02:43:04:17 CU teenager at desk in library with book open checks watch restlessly, sandwich on white bread appears, then disappears to young man s disappointment.
02:43:23:12 CU 1950s teenager eats lunch in high school cafeteria; on his tray is a plate with four wedges of sandwich on white bread, slice of cherry pie, banana, and glass of water.
02:44:02:20 High school coach in office with sports trophies and anatomical drawing of cross-section of a human head atop cabinet along back wall, speaks with teenage high school student while seated at desk. The coach wearing a suit stands up to point to life size line drawing of human body on wall.
02:44:07:26 Animated graphic of line drawing of human body. calcium, protein, iron, Thiamin, Vitamin C, and Riboflavin appear in bottom corner of screen as body is temporarily filled with bones, the heart, nervous system to indicate what they affect; line drawing of body flexes bicep. CU drawing of eye to indicate what is affected by Vitamin A.
02:44:55:05 Play in 1950s high school football game.
02:45:24:27 CU open biology textbook in teenage girls hands; camera pans out to show seated on couch teenage boy working with girl on homework; VS teenage boy and girl working together in living room on homework. CU chart showing recommended daily nutritional servings of essential vitamins and nutrients.
02:47:59:07 CU tall glass of milk poured from pitcher.
02:48:05:08 CU dinner composition with two dinner rolls, corn on the cob, baked potato, and bowl of peas. Each item of meal has large amounts of butter. Audio track: And butter. Adding its flavor and food value to many foods. CU cheese platter with various types of cheese and crackers on serving tray. CU desert composition with ice cream on brownie, ice cream milk shake with cherry on top, and ice cream in bowl.
02:48:57:08 Late teenage boy and girl sit side by side on couch and look at large notepad girl holds. Boy says looking at chart on notepad You mean if I eat all that I won t get out of shape?
Well, not if you don t overdo it. Eating the right food doesn t make anybody fat, and it won t cheat us of our snacks either. Look at me, look at Tom Andrews.
Boy flirtatiously answers looking into girls eyes I d rather look at you.
02:49:20:03 VS classic 1950s family breakfast at kitchen table.
02:49:42:14 VS Teenager holding plate with cheeseburger and milkshake in other hand approaches group of five friends eating in booth at a diner. Teenage boy sits in booth in row with two attractive teenage girls. Blonde at end of row passes note to brunette girl beside her who in turn hands boy the note; both girls look at young man flirtatiously.
02:50:04:07 MS 1950s teenager studies at desk with desk lamp on, globe to his left and picture of airplane flying in sky on wall above desk. Little sister of about ten enters wearing blue dress with red bow in hair and hands boy bowl of ice cream.
02:50:18:00 Great CU overhead shot of 1950s boy playing basketball in high school game, shoots ball up toward camera.
02:50:23:05 MS 1950s teenage couple slow dancing at high school dance.
02:50:35:14 Young man at 1950s bowling alley lines up, then throws bowling ball; CU strike; teenager returns to benches and older man pushes scorecard toward boy; CU scorecard with The End written on it swivels into frame.| It's All in Knowing How | |
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| Produced by | Chicago Film Studios of Chicago Film Laboratory |
Production company | Chicago Film Studios of Chicago Film Laboratory |
| Distributed by | Chicago Film Studios of Chicago Film Laboratory |
Release date | 1954 |
Running time | 12:23 |
| Language | English |
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