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Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

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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.

Date: 12/09/1941
Rating: 5.4
Cast: John Nesbitt, Barbara Bedford, Margaret Bert, Robert Blake, Naomi Childers, Mark Daniels, Robert Homans, Milton Kibbee, May McAvoy

John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice) in Main Street on the March! John Nesbitt

Barbara Bedford as Nurse (uncredited) in Main Street on the March! Barbara Bedford

Margaret Bert

Robert Blake as Schulte Child (uncredited) in Main Street on the March! Robert Blake

Naomi Childers as Window Shopper (uncredited) in Main Street on the March! Naomi Childers

Mark Daniels as Engineer (uncredited) in Main Street on the March! Mark Daniels

Robert Homans as Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited) in Main Street on the March! Robert Homans

Milton Kibbee as News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited) in Main Street on the March! Milton Kibbee

May McAvoy as Window Shopper (uncredited) in Main Street on the March! May McAvoy

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