Canadian Women Film Directors Database
home search browse about contact français

Quick search by surname

Why Won't Tommy Eat?

Directed by Judith Crawley
Canada, 1948 (documentary, 16 minutes, colour, English)
Also known as "Jean refuse de manger, pourquoi?"
Why Won't Tommy Eat?
Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"This film examines the problem of children who won't eat, and what can be done about it. Tommy should be hungry, but he just picks at his food. Going back to early babyhood, the film traces in detail, how eating habits are formed, how individual likes and dislikes must be taken into consideration, and that the worst habit of all is the permanent battle over food. After this analysis, Tommy still sits by his well-filled plate. In despair his mother takes him to the doctor, who explains that she is really the problem. She realizes that she has been tense, impatient with Tommy from the start. Now it will take painstaking care to build a new atmosphere of cooperation and friendliness, to learn understanding of Tommy's personal requirements at mealtimes, and all the time."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Polly Mackay-Smith
Animation: Graham Crabtree
Production Company: Crawley Films
(sources)

Web Sites about Why Won't Tommy Eat?


home search browse about contact français