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Main Street Today (1944)

6.2/10 0h 20m Mar 25, 1944
War History Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Main Street Today
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 0.5
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Otis Bird
Popularity: 5.8
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
Vance Clark
Popularity: 1.9
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
Fred Baker
Popularity: 0.3
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.1
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
Mary Currier
Mary Currier
Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.9
Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.0
Herbert Heyes
Herbert Heyes
General (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Popularity: 2.3
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.1
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Screenplay Julian Harmon, Karl Kamb
Director Edward L. Cahn
Music David Raksin
Producer Herbert Moulton, Jerry Bresler
Editor Tom Biggart

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Keywords

small town propaganda patriotism wartime manufacturing workforce production defense plant weapons manufacturer manufacturing plant

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Details
Release Date March 25, 1944
Runtime 0h 20m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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