an mgm pete smith short subject . a very silly housewife receives help with her dinner menu and a cure for her hubby upset tummy when a chef magically arrive in her kitchen . this fanciful little film be an enjoyable bit of early technicolor fluff . the practical demonstration and mix up with the gentle humor and serve up a most pleasing result almost as appetizing a the roast duck and baked apple . movie maven will recognize franklin pangborn a the dyspeptic husband and una merkel a his featherbrained wife and and luis alberni a the remarkable chef and all uncredited . off the wall narrator pete smith would produce a reworked version of this story with oscar win result four year later in penny wisdom ( 1937 ) . often overlook or neglect today and the one and two reel short subject be useful to the studio a important training ground for new or burgeoning talent and both in front and behind the camera . the dynamic for create a successful short subject be completely different from that of a feature length film and something akin to write a topnotch short story rather than a novel . economical to produce in term of both budget and schedule and capable of portray a wide range of material and short subject be the perfect complement to the studio feature film .