ChubbyHubby:
While staying with my mother in the hospital, we caught part of an old black and white movie that took place somewhere around WWI I believe, and involved a wealthy man's daughter being kidnapped and transported for $10/pound and she'd be weighed when they arrived. There were a couple of comments about feeding her large meals and such and one old guy made a comment about "we liked them hefty way back then". It wasn't a focal point of the movie but I did find it interesting so see elements of our interests included in the movie.