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Main Street Today

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Main Street Today

6.2

0h 20m

1944

Synopsis

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.

Director

Edward L. Cahn

WarHistoryDrama

small townpropagandapatriotismwartimemanufacturingworkforceproductiondefense plantweapons manufacturermanufacturing plant

Cast & Crew

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

as Otis Bird

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

as Vance Clark

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

as Fred Baker

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

George M. Carleton

as Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

Mary Currier

Mary Currier

as Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

as Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

as General (uncredited)

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