Sponsored Films

From Pod to Palate (1935)
Sponsor: Reid, Murdoch & Co. Production Co.: Unknown. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 37 minutes.

Promotional film showing how Monarch Foods, owned by Reid, Murdoch & Co., brings fruits and vegetables to the American consumer. The film centers on harvesting and cannery operations in Oregon, Minnesota, and Michigan and documents the preparation of peaches, strawberries, raspberries, pears, green beans, and peas to be sold under the Monarch label. The process ends with grocery displays of the canned product.