Main Street on the March!
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

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1941
0h 20m
5.6(11 votes)
Documentary

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.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

9 members
Acting

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

John Nesbitt
Acting

Barbara Bedford

Nurse (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford
Acting

Margaret Bert

Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)

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Acting

Robert Blake

Schulte Child (uncredited)

Robert Blake
Acting

Naomi Childers

Window Shopper (uncredited)

Naomi Childers
Acting

Mark Daniels

Engineer (uncredited)

Mark Daniels
Acting

Robert Homans

Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)

Robert Homans
Acting

Milton Kibbee

News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
Acting

May McAvoy

Window Shopper (uncredited)

May McAvoy

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