Main Street on the March! (movie)

Main Street on the March! (movie)

  • User score: 5.3
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Edward L. Cahn
  • Production companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Genre: History, Documentary
  • Release date: 12/9/1941
  • Run time: 20 min.

Movie description

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.

Actors

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Role(s): Narrator (voice)

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Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Role(s): Nurse (uncredited)

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Margaret Bert

Margaret Bert

Role(s): Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)

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Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Role(s): Schulte Child (uncredited)

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Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

Role(s): Window Shopper (uncredited)

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