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Footage is a 1950 informational film on meat preparation. Focuses on the preparation process for different types of meat along with the cleaning, inspecting, cutting, smoking, and packing involved.
Film opens with a wide shot of a meat factory, and the narrator states that one of the most important jobs in the meat plant is meat inspection. Shows assorted shots of the meat production line, hanging carcasses, and crisply uniformed workers whose roles are explained by the narrator.