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Main Street Today (1944)

6.2/10(4 votes)
20m
March 25, 1944
War
History
Drama
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Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Main Street Today
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ray Collins as Otis Bird

Ray Collins

Otis Bird

Henry O'Neill as Vance Clark

Henry O'Neill

Vance Clark

Addison Richards as Fred Baker

Addison Richards

Fred Baker

Morris Ankrum as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

Morris Ankrum

Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton as Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

Mary Currier as Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Mary Currier

Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley as Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes as General (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

General (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes as Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Lew Kelly as Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Colin Kenny as Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Ruth Lee as Helen (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

Helen (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell as Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse as Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Forbes Murray as Businessman (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Businessman (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard as Pop Denton (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Pop Denton (uncredited)

Walter Soderling as Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)

William Tannen as Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)

William Tannen

Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)

Ray Teal as Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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