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Carving Magic





CARVING MAGIC (1959, sound, 21min, color, 16mm)


Sponsor: Swift & Co. production Co.: dallas Jones productions. director: Herschell Gordon Lewis. Cast: William Kerwin, Harvey Korman. resources: Copyright not registered. Holdings: LC/prelinger.


One of the many films sponsored by the major meat processor to encourage the cooking and consumption of meat. A home economist provides carefully lit, step-by-step lessons in carving 21 popular cuts. Husbands, she notes, take pleasure in showing off carving skills. note: Produced in Eastmancolor and also released in a 13-minute version. Viewable online at Internet Archive, www.archive.org/details/carving_magic. Herschell Gordon Lewis, a direct-mail advertising copywriter, later gained a reputation as a director of low-budget gore films.






Complete catalog record
CARVING MAGIC (1959, sound, 21min, color, 16mm) Sponsor: Swift & Co. production Co.: dallas Jones productions. director: Herschell Gordon Lewis. Cast: William Kerwin, Harvey Korman. resources: Copyright not registered. Holdings: LC/prelinger. One of the many films sponsored by the major meat processor to encourage the cooking and consumption of meat. A home economist provides carefully lit, step-by-step lessons in carving 21 popular cuts. Husbands, she notes, take pleasure in showing off carving skills. note: Produced in Eastmancolor and also released in a 13-minute version. Viewable online at Internet Archive, www.archive.org/details/carving_magic. Herschell Gordon Lewis, a direct-mail advertising copywriter, later gained a reputation as a director of low-budget gore films.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record, video
  2. Wikidata · Q33220024 ↗

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