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. Archive Food and Magic was preserved in 2008 by the Academy Film Archive. The film is part of the Academy War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II era short films held outside government archives. References External links 1943 short films American World War II propaganda shorts American short documentary films American black-and-white films 1943 documentary films Black-and-white documentary films Warner Bros. short films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films