Main Street Today (1944)

  • NR
  • 03/25/1944 (US)
  • War, History, Drama
  • 20m

Overview

This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional workforce, for increased production of materials needed by the military, might come from.

Karl Kamb

Screenplay, Story

Edward L. Cahn

Director

Julian Harmon

Story, Screenplay

Cast

John Nesbitt's headshot

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)
Ray Collins's headshot

Ray Collins

Otis Bird
Henry O'Neill's headshot

Henry O'Neill

Vance Clark
Addison Richards's headshot

Addison Richards

Fred Baker
Morris Ankrum's headshot

Morris Ankrum

Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
George M. Carleton's headshot

George M. Carleton

Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Mary Currier's headshot

Mary Currier

Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Robert Dudley's headshot

Robert Dudley

Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

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