Main Street Today (1944)
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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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John NesbittNarrator (voice)
Ray CollinsOtis Bird
Henry O'NeillVance Clark
Addison RichardsFred Baker
Morris AnkrumMayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
George M. CarletonStore Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Mary CurrierMrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Robert DudleyFrank Hostetter (uncredited)
Herbert HeyesGeneral (uncredited)
Stuart HolmesCitizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Lew KellyElectrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Colin KennyMan at Town Meeting (uncredited)Keywords
Small townWartimeWeapons manufacturerPatriotismTown meetingManufacturing plantManufacturingWorkforceProductionDefense plantPropoganda
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryTheme affinitySmall Town · Wartime · Weapons ManufacturerDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWar · WartimeDirector preference266512
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What is Main Street Today about?
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.
How long is Main Street Today?
Main Street Today has a runtime of 20 minutes.