Editing Let's All Go to the Lobby (section)

== Content ==
''Let's All Go to the Lobby'' consists of six shots. The most recognizable of these depicts four animated food items (from left to right: a candy bar,{{efn|name=barorgum|The left-most refreshment is a rectangular wrapped package described by the [[National Film Preservation Board]] and Eagan as chewing gum,<ref name="LOCdescriptions" /><ref name="Eagan2010"/> and by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' as a candy bar.<ref name="Owens2017"/>}} popcorn, candy, and a soft drink) singing and walking leftwards. In the foreground before these characters are silhouettes of audience members, creating an illusion of depth, a standard technique of the medium. In a later shot, a group of four consumers are depicted enjoying their purchased food items.<ref name="Eagan2010" />

The eponymous song of the film is set to the same tune as "We Won't Be Home Until Morning", "[[The Bear Went Over the Mountain (song)|The Bear Went Over the Mountain]]", "[[For He's a Jolly Good Fellow]]", and "[[Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre]]" ({{circa|1709}}). While the origins of the melody are lost,  it was already well-enough known in the early 19th century to be used for a passage in ''[[Wellington's Victory]]'' (1813) by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]].<ref name="Eagan2010"/>

The film historian Daniel Eagan wrote that "[w]ith its simple, repetitive lyrics and streamlined animation, ''Let's All Go to the Lobby'' has a hypnotic pull that is as compelling today as it was fifty years ago." He also wrote that by choosing not to simply photograph the offered items, the creators of the advertisement avoided using [[brand name]]s of the products for sale.<ref name="Eagan2010"/>