Main Street Today (1944)

Main Street Today (1944)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1944-03-25 United States of America 20 Min. PG-13
6.2 4 votes
War, History, Drama

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.

Cast

John Nesbitt is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Ray Collins is Otis Bird
Otis Bird
Henry O'Neill is Vance Clark
Vance Clark
Addison Richards is Fred Baker
Fred Baker
Morris Ankrum is Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
George M. Carleton is Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Mary Currier is Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Robert Dudley is Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes is General (uncredited)
General (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes is Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Lew Kelly is Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Colin Kenny is Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Ruth Lee is Helen (uncredited)
Helen (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell is Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)
Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse is Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Forbes Murray is Businessman (uncredited)
Businessman (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard is Pop Denton (uncredited)
Pop Denton (uncredited)
Walter Soderling is Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)
Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)
William Tannen is Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
Ray Teal is Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)