Name: Mrs. Mortimer Jones Prepares "Dinner for Eight"
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1934-01-01
Duration: 11 min
Cast: Alice Robertson, Gayne Whitman

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Documentary

Overview

Promotional film for Southern California Edison. We see a housewife in a tastefully colour-coordinated kitchen equipped with the latest electrical appliances as she prepares dinner for her husband and his business associates. While the dishwasher takes care of the dirty dishes, she bakes a cake and puts a roast in the oven. As it cooks, she’s off to the theatre… Mrs. Mortimer Jones promotes not only Edison, but also Natalie Kalmus’ subtle sense of colour and the “home cooking” principle of the Technicolor franchise.