Main Street on the March! (1941)

Main Street on the March!

1941

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Edward L. Cahn

Cast

Barbara Bedford as Nurse (uncredited)

John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)

Margaret Bert as Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)

Mark Daniels as Engineer (uncredited)

May McAvoy as Window Shopper (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee as News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)

Naomi Childers as Window Shopper (uncredited)

Robert Blake as Schulte Child (uncredited)