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Main Street Today (1944)

Genre :

Runtime : 20M

Director : Edward L. Cahn
Writer : Karl Kamb, Julian Harmon

Synopsis

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.

Actors

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Otis Bird
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
Vance Clark
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
Fred Baker
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Mary Currier
Mary Currier
Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
Herbert Heyes
General (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Ruth Lee
Helen (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Howard M. Mitchell
Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Forbes Murray
Businessman (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard
'Snub' Pollard
Pop Denton (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)
William Tannen
William Tannen
Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)

Crews

Edward L. Cahn
Edward L. Cahn
Director
Karl Kamb
Karl Kamb
Story
Julian Harmon
Julian Harmon
Story
Karl Kamb
Karl Kamb
Screenplay
Julian Harmon
Julian Harmon
Screenplay
Jerry Bresler
Jerry Bresler
Producer
Herbert Moulton
Herbert Moulton
Producer
David Raksin
David Raksin
Music
Charles Salerno Jr.
Charles Salerno Jr.
Director of Photography
Tom Biggart
Tom Biggart
Editor
Richard Duce
Richard Duce
Art Direction
Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger
Orchestrator

Posters and backgrounds

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