Main Street Today

Movie·1944·0h 20m

Main Street Today

Directed By

Edward L. Cahn

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Jerry Bresler, Herbert Moulton

Cinematography

Charles Salerno Jr.

Editor

Tom Biggart

Themes

small townpropagandapatriotismwartimemanufacturingworkforceproductiondefense plantmanufacturing plant

Production House

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Audience Score

64%

5 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

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Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Otis Bird

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Vance Clark

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Fred Baker

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

George M. Carleton

Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

Mary Currier

Mary Currier

Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

General (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee

Helen (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Howard M. Mitchell

Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Businessman (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Pop Denton (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Edward L. Cahn

Edward L. Cahn

Director

Karl Kamb

Story, Screenplay

Julian Harmon

Story, Screenplay

Jerry Bresler

Producer

Herbert Moulton

Producer

Charles Salerno Jr.

Director of Photography

Tom Biggart

Editor

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