CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 0h 20m

Main Street Today

63%(6)IMDbWarHistoryDrama

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.

Directed byEdward L. Cahn

Status: Released
Runtime: 0h 20m
Language: EN
Released: March 25, 1944

Studios

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Otis Bird

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Vance Clark

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Fred Baker

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

George M. Carleton

Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

Mary Currier

Mary Currier

Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

General (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Edward L. Cahn
Written by: Karl Kamb
Julian Harmon
Produced by: Jerry Bresler
Herbert Moulton

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