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Main Street Today

1944
20m
War
History
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1944

Runtime

20m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
20m
Mar 25, 1944
Languages
English
Director
Edward L. Cahn
Edward L. Cahn
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

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)

William Tannen

William Tannen

Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)

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