Main Street on the March! poster

Main Street on the March! poster

Main Street on the March!

1941 20m 6.1Movie

Documentary

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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Edward L. Cahn

Director

Karl Kamb

Screenplay

Top Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Nurse (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)

Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Schulte Child (uncredited)

Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

Window Shopper (uncredited)

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

Engineer (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)

May McAvoy

May McAvoy

Window Shopper (uncredited)