DINNER AT 6
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Year Published: 1946
Format: 16mm
Description: This color educational film is about the new Westinghouse Electric Ovens and Ranges versus the "old" gas kitchen appliances. This was made by Roland Reed productions circa 1946 and directed by Frank Strayer, a Hollywood veteran who produced many films from the 1920s into the 1950s. Opening: A Roland Reed Production, other credits cut off (:07-:14). A woman, Mrs. B. talks with no one visible at her table. She's called on it by the narrator. The woman chats with the narrator. She then goes into the kitchen, she presents the food she'll be serving. She holds a porterhouse steak. Broccoli, carrots, potatoes, rolls. She has everything ready to go. The doorbell rings, she isn't ready to serve food yet. Mrs. B opens the door for Uncle Eflow, a rich uncle, and his nurse. The uncle almost topples over. He sits. Henry comes downstairs and shakes his uncle's hand, he then introduces Gracie, his niece. They move to the living room. The uncle lays down. He is allergic to flowers and asks that they be removed. He then points at a painting of flowers which is turned around. They all chat (:15-5:52). Mrs. B returns to the kitchen. She breaks her gas powered oven's door due to the backfire from Gracie's boyfriend's loud hotrod. Now the oven is broken. Mrs. B. is going to go to the boyfriend's house to use his mother's, Mrs. Smith's oven. The uncle must be fed on time at 6pm or he'll be angry and probable won't give money to Gracie to go to college (5:53-7:50). Mrs. B is at Mrs. Smith's house (along with Gracie and her boyfriend). They eat donuts first. Pie that was made in the new oven is shown to Mrs. B. The oven is opened and shown. The features for the oven are shown (7:51-9:54). Mrs. Smith and Mrs. B. start to put food into the oven. Food is inside the oven and the seal to the oven is shown. The features for the oven are explained. A broiling pan is taken out and the steak will be placed on it. The steak is placed on the oven's top rack. The timer is set. A warming compartment drawer. The two women chat in the kitchen. Mrs. B hands rolls to Mrs. Smith and she puts them in the oven. Meat is put into a frying pan on top of the stove (9:55-14:29). A different color for each heat on the stove top is shown and explained. The uncle is laying on the couch as Gracie and the others chat. Mrs. B. and Mrs. Smith open the storage drawer and remove some pots and pans. Broccoli is placed into pots. Controls are turned onto high (14:30-17:47). The Uncle sits with the nurse and Henry. Henry blocks the nurse from going in the kitchen. The timer goes off and Mrs. Smith opens the oven, they check the steak. They put it back in and restart the timer. The chicken is checked in the pot as it fries. Uncle drinks water as the others watch. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. B get foil ready. Gracie and her boyfriend return and the food is taken out of the oven. The carrots are shown cooked. The broccoli is shown with steam coming off it. The potatoes and rolls are presented (17:48-22:37). Mrs. B exits her kitchen and says dinner is ready. The family sits at the table, having eaten. They all talk. Mrs. B talks with the narrator (22:38-24:10). Mrs. Smith prepares the chocolate topping while Mrs. B bursts into her kitchen again. What can be cooked is explained to Mrs. B. Mrs. Smith hands cupcakes over to Mrs. B. who rushes over to her house and serves cupcakes. The uncle eats a hot cupcake with chocolate topping. He smiles and the family is happy. Mrs. B. cries as the uncle compliments her (24:11-26:42). Henry fixes the old oven door for Mrs. B. who wants a new range. Henry and Mrs. B discuss (26:43-27:59). End credits followed by Mrs. B showing different oven ranges (28:00-29:01).
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[Music] I'm so glad you enjoyed your dinner uncle airflow so very glad if you'd only come to visit us more often but Eve where's mrs. Bundy there's nobody at that table but you well I didn't know you were listening I'm only practicing on what I hope I'll be saying a little while from now when uncle airflow comes to dinner that's all must be pretty important well he is our only living rich relative him we haven't seen him in 10 long years and he is pretty well along and well it would be nice if our Gracie could somehow go to college oh so that's it you're figuring the way to uncle airflows heart is through his stomach and through his stomach to his moneybags well I I do hope that we're not being too mercenary not at all mrs. B what are you sure everything's going to turn out ok no slip-ups or collywobbles well Colette's law if you mean stomachache come I'll show you now feast your eyes on those the very finest foods that I could get and every one of them a favorite among collectors and just what is your PS the resistance come again please what's your killer-diller the key to Uncle airflows generosity oh this steak did you ever see a finer porterhouse I'm going to broil it and I've got lots of other thing I didn't favorites of Uncle have doors this broccoli and these carrots he likes broccoli no fooling he does no fooling then I have these delicious all gratin potatoes they're precooked and ready to go in and these frozen rolls they're throwing and wait till you see my dessert what is your dessert mrs. Bundy come on breakdown give us a peek I'm fixing uncle air blowing very favorite dessert mine too yes you don't remember hot cupcakes with hot fudge topping I used the ready mix so there you are everything in this place and everything ready to go on the stove without a bit of fuss or trouble mrs. B you certainly are a lady of efficiency a lady of up and doing an uncle a flowery old vittles stuffer ought to be mightily impressed so I only hope he's impressed but he won't be unless racy and Henry hurry and get dressed where are they they're upstairs my goodness that's uncle after all now easy does it mrs. B why uncle and Flo do come in you can't stand oiss have complete quiet oh sorry let's take him in the living room we've been waiting for this for years Henry you don't have to shout well I only want to let you know I was close yes but you can be glad a little more quietly well I'm glad to see your color flow and here's our little Gracie not so little anymore though come come speak up don't mumble this is my nurse miss spindle please let's go in the living room and and do make yourselves at home here is a very nice place uncle airflow rest your head here yeah really well yester my Kumari now what shall we talk about Gracie you know she absolutely has her heart set on going to State University and even right now she's one of the leaders of her high school class she belongs to the Latin club yeah the French club you speak French Oh oui at the Spanish Bob you speak Spanish Oh si we see I trust you up up big English oh sure and that's for sure his dinner is at 6:00 if he doesn't eat on schedule when he gets a headache and I might add a very miserable headache it's eight and a half minutes after 5:00 already and my dinner will be ready right on the dot you sure got a parrot art is in there Pelican of a nurse I'll show her oh thank heavens everything is ready oh dear I'd better get my oven preheating I could hit your house what was that noise out there gosh mrs. Bundy oh I did was Park my hot rotten back of the house cuz you said I look like heck in front of the house when you had company and it backfires well it backfired my stove apart now how am I going to get dinner and I don't get it how are you going to State University gee you gotta go I'm already registered that's the way we always planned it say I've got it I think I've got it you've got what my mother has a brand-new stove and she sure can cook with it oh we gotta do is pack that food up run it over to our house and cook it but you live two whole box from here don't you understand my hot rods right out there and it's fast nobody see yes and nobody know the difference dad and keep that nurse and not left low busy in the living room maybe it would work mother but if it doesn't sounds like your only chance mrs. B better take it it's goodbye everything if you don't well very well we risk it it's the only thing we can do hurry children gather these things up the house my gosh you started yeah they're hungry in there Henry we're floored so is the oven door well jumpin Jehosaphat no we're the ones that have got to jump I'm going to cook my dinner at Mrs Smith's and if you value your scalp lock or where it used to be you will keep on cholesterol and that nurse from stepping one foot inside of this kitchen all the time we're gone and that's the fix were in mother if we don't get those foods cooked our gooses are cooked he means no State University for me well maybe things aren't too bad I only got my new range last week but I'm pretty well acquainted with it already this is some fad I'm heating to fricassee some chicken I'm taking it to a picnic and these are some doughnuts I made well I've never seen such a beautiful range or such beautiful mmm they're super well let's all try them I just can't believe that you made these yourself the first I ever tried you see I just used this new to level speed cooking you can beat fat fry anything in this and just this morning I made this great jelly in it in only seven and a half minutes I never heard of such a thing and these fruit pies of course they spilled over I always have that mess too well it's not much of a mess with this new oven bottom all you do with spill over is just take it to the sink and wash it off well now isn't that sensible and it's so easy to take out and put in it just slips into place now if you'll notice the bottom of this oven is perfectly flat and smooth there's a heating element down underneath there but you don't see it and spill overs don't reach it and here's something else about this new cooker shall I tell her mother well when you're not using this as a cooker and boy your ought to taste the French fries we make in it you just take these off let the unit up here and it turns into a fourth surface unit isn't that something and there's never anything hot to handle and we'll never get our meal finished if you don't cool down my gracious she's right here we stand gabbing about your wonderful range and uncle airflow sitting over home oh but I have that big stake in these old rotten potatoes how in the world are we going to do them together how don't worry with an electric range you can do anything with a little planning now we'll just take your old drop and put them right here on this bottom rack and then I'll set the control for 425 degrees and there we are that door could I close it by certainly with something wrong no oh yeah I never heard an oven door closed like that before I never did either but you see this oven door is sealed seal I mean all around the door of this oven there's a special seal it shuts off all drafts of room air and that's important because by sealing off the air currents you get an even heat throughout the oven that means you can bake on any rack position with perfect results that's why they call it the miracle oven well it sounds pretty miraculous to me it did to me too but just look at these they were all baked at one time and yet everyone is equally nice and with bread it's the same way well you can make as many as eight loaves at one time and each one comes out perfectly and you don't have to bother with shifting you're turning your pans around at all it's not that way with that old clunker of mine and here's something else you don't have to guess with this oven it gives you the exact teach you want every time and matter what you're baking pies cakes bread cookies or biscuits you just can't go wrong well how about boiling I need my steak put it in right away oh what a nice broiling pan so big and looks so easy to clean and better still is smokeless just place your stakes on it and put it on this rack up here there we're all set now I'll turn this control tube royal your potatoes will continue heating at this same broiled setting and the minute timer for 12 minutes so we won't forget to turn your steak and your steak is on its way but it certainly does seem easy Oh Bobby would you get me that big silver plastic one platter coming up we'll have it ready for your steak thank you dear I'll just put it in this warming compartment drawer so it'll be hot I wonder what they won't think of next Oh but I wonder what those folks over at our house are thinking I've got it Gracie Yes Mother you and Bobbie run over home and make sure that uncle afro and that nurse don't go near our kitchen and you can help Henry entertain them too away with you all right mother I wonder if this was the wise thing to do maybe I should have made a clean breast of the whole thing and taken on collapse Oh to a restaurant now don't worry your dinner will be ready right those children will be home in no time I hope but oh dear yes these rolls they're they're frozen and they have to be heated up what's that simple just put them in here beside your casserole of potatoes you mean my rolls the potatoes of the state all in there all at the same time just wait and see well I've got to wait and I'm going to see I see it's time for me to put in my chicken too it'll only take a minute well it certainly looks red yes and frying is so easy on my new range all you do is set the control on medium-high mine was already set there for my shortening and you add your meat like I'm doing and then just leave the control on medium-high all through the fried the C medium high is the fine heat on this range you start with finished you don't even have to turn bacon and those colors they're so pretty aren't they though and they tell you what heat you're using from clear across the kitchen they're called color glands control there's a different color and marking for each heat when you turn it to high its crimson orange for medium high yellow for medium green for no and blue for simmer all on each single dial yes Uncle Mo I contend that a woman's place is in the hole yeah and that's why I'm so anxious for Gracie here to complete her course and Home Economics Home Economics workshop will he teach you all about running a home how to cook how to soul can you so well I should say so Gracie get that dress me show uncle mo what you're doing and State University has a fine of course in home economics as any school in the country gee you ought to see the modern buildings the new gym and the beautiful campus and the Lovers Lane yeah well no use worrying Henry's always claim he's such a diplomat but oh dear my carrots and broccoli will need a couple of fairly large saucepan for those especially for the broccoli I'll get one my what a ham nice storage drawer for your pots and pans yes it certainly is well how about another pan for my broccoli let's do it in a different way your broccoli is so big let's put it in this to level speed cooking will steam it and the heads won't be crushed you can put the carrots in that pan but you mean that one cupful will be enough with electric cooking you use only a little bit of water now we'll put the broccoli in here and your carrots here and now I'll just lower this unit again there now I put half a cup of water in here and half a cup of water in here and they say to always cover your vegetables to keep the vitamins in and now I'll turn both of these controls I'm high and when your vegetables come to a steam I'll turn them to low and you know cooking on this range is really fast it cooks foods just as fast as the food can take it and you can be sure of the results because as the book explains no matter what heat you set these controls for you get that exact heat every time you don't have to guess it's controlled heat oh dear I hope Henry's keeping uncle airflow under control what's the matter something wrong I told you he'd get well if he didn't heat time time what you said 6 o'clock that's not even a quarter off well anyway I need a glass of water where's your kitchen now wait a minute wait wait no no not you lady you're not out there because well it's because well you know how water is isn't it amazing how we can sit here and chat while all that food is cooking what was that just a minute timer coming it's our 12 minutes are up first I'll turn the heat for your broccoli and carrots down to low as you can see they've already come to a speed well I'm just dying to see how it came out with so little water they say never to peak or live to live until your vegetables are cooked so the vitamins can't escape into the air well I'm certainly learning things now for your fake Oh time to turn it let's hope it's nice what do you think it's gorgeous and look how it's broiled so evenly right to the very edges now we'll turn and so we won't have to remember I set this minute timer for another 12 minutes and when the bell rings your state should be done but it reminds me it's time to turn my chicken to delicious-looking any nicer chicken than this at the picnic I want to see it yes frying and browning on this range is really easy as I said you just set the control on medium-high and leave it there from start to finish oh and it's my foods aren't finished Anka left I was going to be plenty finished with us now you feel better off the lip oh no what he needs is food as I told you here another one of these may tide you over and he's going to get food riding ships at 6:00 tomorrow maybe she will again 7 minutes off hey you - hi Caden right / he I mean that right out to the kitchen and see how generous coming along yes sir Gracie come on well everything here's ready as soon as the food's ready oh my goodness at 6 minutes to 6 and I never thought to tell the children to come from him [Applause] they thought of it themselves I can't believe anything uncle left blows heads popping and that nurse is popping him pill and daddy needs one too because uncle applo needs food and he's going to get it that is if things are turned out all right Andy the most important thing is a steak look it's out of this world drawing perfect me here's a platter boy that's good war just put a should I put it back in the warmer no I just wrap it in this foil keep it warm the other things crank up your choppers kid we're gonna eat now let's look at your vegetables those carrots my never turned out like that before just enough water remaining to serve them with and here's your broccoli how tempting your your uh gratin wonderful and here are your roll oh those are nicer than I ever made before and piping hot but my cupcakes I'll make them while you're serving all these Bobby can run over and get them while you're clearing the table I don't know how I'll ever thank you children help to gather up these things let's be off to the races now do we eat or don't we eat it's six o'clock it's one minute I'll sing Joe anyway we'll be going hello everybody dinner be on in just a half a minute uncle Aunt Flo I'm so glad you enjoyed your dinner so very glad if you would only come and visit us more often but he isn't visiting the doctor so second and third helpings tuk-tuk was such tittle-tattle I'm beginning to think all I ever needed was good food and more of it your old-time favorite hot cupcakes with hot fudge topping no chocolate I'll go get it hey children clear the table congratulations mrs. B looks like grace you'll be going to college as well after my dessert she will salsa well don't you remember if mrs. Smith was going to make the cupcakes um Bobby I'll go after them all I have to do is to make the topping so heaven help me where is my chocolate topping good gracious I'll bet we took it over to mrs. Smith's you better think fast gee what's the matter will that can heap of you worst and one more round trip will it why because you've got a passenger come on oh we forgot my chocolate topping I'm preparing it for you right now but I thought you had to have a double boiler not on this range you don't need a double boiler and I'll tell you why you see medium heat is a double boiler setting on this range actually it takes the place of a double boiler so I never use one I know it sounds fantastic but on this new super core ox unit you can do unheard-of things like making bacon and eggs a piping hot soup or bringing fresh or frozen vegetables to a steam in only three minutes it's a brand new kind of unit that really saves your life when you're in a hurry it gets hot right now red hot in 30 seconds but my cupcakes I've made them for you here you are and look I've never seen finer ones done to a turn yes this miracle oven really lives up to its name no I only wish I had one like it hmm is that earthbound flying saucer of yours ready to go yeah and so is the topic spirit of Barney Oldfield here we come desert you sir it's been ten long years since I served you that very same deserted I only hope it tastes good and if it does there's one little lady that certainly has the heritage to become a homey kinda wish [Music] Madame the years may take their toll of an old man like me but they can never affect your matchless cooking mom mom can't you stand a compliment once in a while there nothing to it now all you do is open it hold it do it this way they're pretty slick isn't it no it isn't Henry Bundy it's a mess and you know it what I need is a new range a fine one like Mrs Smith's oh now wait a minute mama a new range costs a lot of money I don't care what it costs I'm simply not going to put up with this old hay burner any longer that's a fine way to speak about something it's been in our family for so long very well Henry will keep this old relic but don't forget that uncle airflow might pay us another visit one day huh and if he does you can take over the cooking woman you got me now we go now I know where Western House dear just down the street hello again I just had to pop back a moment to tell you that I did get my new range and we're all just wild about it but do you know when Henry and I got to our Westinghouse dealers we're in for a big surprise we found out only this range but a complete line of westinghouse ranges and one to fit every family's needs and budget and best of all regardless of price every range was jam-packed full of famous westinghouse quality and ladies here's a tip for you when you go shopping for your ranges take your husband's alone they know real values and I'm pretty sure that your husband's like mine will say you can be sure if it's Westinghouse again thank you so much
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