Main Street Today (1944)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.589 |
Directed By
Edward L. Cahn
Crew
Julian Harmon
Karl Kamb
Julian Harmon
Edward L. Cahn
Karl Kamb
David Raksin
Herbert Moulton
Tom Biggart
Conrad Salinger
Richard Duce
Jerry Bresler
Charles Salerno Jr.
TOP CAST
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Ray Collins
Otis Bird
Henry O'Neill
Vance Clark
Addison Richards
Fred Baker
Morris Ankrum
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Mary Currier
Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
General (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Helen (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Businessman (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Pop Denton (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)
William Tannen
Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
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