Main Street on the March!
movie
Released December 09, 1941
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
John Nesbitt
as
Narrator (voice)
Barbara Bedford
as
Nurse (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert
as
Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)
Robert Blake
as
Schulte Child (uncredited)
Naomi Childers
as
Window Shopper (uncredited)
Mark Daniels
as
Engineer (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as
Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
as
News Vendor Rod Meakin (uncredited)
May McAvoy
as
Window Shopper (uncredited)
