Main Street Today (1944)

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Audience Score

60

Main Street Today

NR 20 minMar 25th, 1944Drama, History, War

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.

StarringJohn NesbittRay CollinsHenry O'Neill

DirectorEdward L. Cahn

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Cast & Crew

as Narrator (voice)

Addison Richards

as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

as Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

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Edward L. Cahn

Director

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Richard Duce

Art Direction

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Jerry Bresler

Producer

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Karl Kamb

Screenplay

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Karl Kamb

Story

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 25th, 1944

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Movie Tags:

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

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