Main Street on the March! (1941)

ALL 12/09/1941 (en) History, Documentary 20 Min
  • Release
    12/09/1941
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Rotten tomato
    52%
  • Original title
    Main Street on the March!
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Edward L. Cahn

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Harry Komer

    Editor

  4. John Nesbitt

    Producer



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Casts

  1. John Nesbitt

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Barbara Bedford

    Nurse (uncredited)

  3. Margaret Bert

    Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)

  4. Robert Blake

    Schulte Child (uncredited)

  5. Naomi Childers

    Window Shopper (uncredited)

  6. Mark Daniels

    Engineer (uncredited)

  7. Robert Homans

    Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)

  8. Milton Kibbee

    News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)

  9. May McAvoy

    Window Shopper (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 9 , Crews : 7

Keyword

Main Street on the March! (1941) 20 Min

ALL 12/09/1941 (en)
History, Documentary
  • Release 12/09/1941
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Original title Main Street on the March!
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Edward L. Cahn

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Harry Komer

    Editor

  4. John Nesbitt

    Producer