small town,propaganda,patriotism,wartime,manufacturing,workforce,production,defense plant,weapons manufacturer,manufacturing plant

Main Street Today (1944)

Poster for Main Street Today

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 & Crew

Director
Edward L. Cahn
  • Profile picture of John Nesbitt
    Narrator (voice) John Nesbitt
  • Profile picture of Ray Collins
    Otis Bird Ray Collins
  • Profile picture of Henry O'Neill
    Vance Clark Henry O'Neill
  • Profile picture of Addison Richards
    Fred Baker Addison Richards
  • Profile picture of Morris Ankrum
    Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited) Morris Ankrum
  • Profile picture of George M. Carleton
    Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited) George M. Carleton
  • Profile picture of Mary Currier
    Mrs. Hunter (uncredited) Mary Currier
  • Profile picture of Robert Dudley
    Frank Hostetter (uncredited) Robert Dudley

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Keywords

  • small town
  • propaganda
  • patriotism
  • wartime
  • manufacturing
  • workforce
  • production
  • defense plant
  • weapons manufacturer
  • manufacturing plant