
Main Street Today
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.
Top Cast


John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)


Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Otis Bird
Ray Collins
Otis Bird


Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
Vance Clark
Henry O'Neill
Vance Clark


Addison Richards
Addison Richards
Fred Baker
Addison Richards
Fred Baker


Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)


George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)


Mary Currier
Mary Currier
Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Mary Currier
Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)


Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)


Herbert Heyes
Herbert Heyes
General (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
General (uncredited)


Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
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