Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March! (1941)

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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  • Release Date: 1941-12-09
  • Runtime: 0h 20min
  • Director: Edward L. Cahn

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Cast

  • John Nesbitt

    Narrator (voice)

  • Barbara Bedford

    Nurse (uncredited)

  • Margaret Bert

    Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)

  • Robert Blake

    Schulte Child (uncredited)

  • Naomi Childers

    Window Shopper (uncredited)

  • Mark Daniels

    Engineer (uncredited)

  • Robert Homans

    Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)

  • Milton Kibbee

    News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)

  • May McAvoy

    Window Shopper (uncredited)

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