Main Street on the March! (1941)

Main Street on the March! (1941)

1941-12-09 United States of America 20 Min. PG-13
5.444 9 votes

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.

Cast

John Nesbitt is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Barbara Bedford is Nurse (uncredited)
Nurse (uncredited)
Margaret Bert is Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)
Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)
Robert Blake is Schulte Child (uncredited)
Schulte Child (uncredited)
Naomi Childers is Window Shopper (uncredited)
Window Shopper (uncredited)
Mark Daniels is Engineer (uncredited)
Engineer (uncredited)
Robert Homans is Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee is News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)
News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)
May McAvoy is Window Shopper (uncredited)
Window Shopper (uncredited)

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