Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March! (1941)


  • Genre: History, Documentary
  • Release Date: 1941-12-09
  • User Rating: 5.2/10 from 8 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 20min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Edward L. Cahn
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Summary

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America", the country's military forces, and its industrial base were completely transformed when the decision was made to gear up for war. Original footage is interspersed with contemporary newsreels and stock footage.

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  • John Nesbitt

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Barbara Bedford

    as Nurse (uncredited)
  • Margaret Bert

    as Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)
  • Robert Blake

    as Schulte Child (uncredited)
  • Naomi Childers

    as Window Shopper (uncredited)
  • Mark Daniels

    as Engineer (uncredited)
  • Robert Homans

    as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
  • Milton Kibbee

    as News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)
  • May McAvoy

    as Window Shopper (uncredited)
Directing Edward L. Cahn Director
Production John Nesbitt Producer
Writing Karl Kamb Original Story
Writing Karl Kamb Screenplay
Art Richard Duce Art Direction
Editing Harry Komer Editor
Camera Jackson Rose Director of Photography

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