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Main Street Today

1944

20 minutes

WarHistoryDrama

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.

Top Cast

John Nesbitt headshot

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ray Collins headshot

Ray Collins

Otis Bird

Henry O'Neill headshot

Henry O'Neill

Vance Clark

Addison Richards headshot

Addison Richards

Fred Baker

Morris Ankrum headshot

Morris Ankrum

Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton headshot

George M. Carleton

Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

Mary Currier headshot

Mary Currier

Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley headshot

Robert Dudley

Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes headshot

Herbert Heyes

General (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes headshot

Stuart Holmes

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Lew Kelly headshot

Lew Kelly

Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Colin Kenny headshot

Colin Kenny

Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Ruth Lee headshot

Ruth Lee

Helen (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell headshot

Howard M. Mitchell

Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse headshot

Bert Moorhouse

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Forbes Murray headshot

Forbes Murray

Businessman (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard headshot

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Pop Denton (uncredited)

Walter Soderling headshot

Walter Soderling

Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)

William Tannen headshot

William Tannen

Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)

Ray Teal headshot

Ray Teal

Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)