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Main Street Today

Edward L. Cahn

1944 • 20m

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 neede...

Main Street Today

Cast

John Nesbitt

John NesbittNarrator (voice)

Ray Collins

Ray CollinsOtis Bird

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'NeillVance Clark

Addison Richards

Addison RichardsFred Baker

Morris Ankrum

Morris AnkrumMayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

George M. CarletonStore Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

Mary Currier

Mary CurrierMrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Robert DudleyFrank Hostetter (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

Herbert HeyesGeneral (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart HolmesCitizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Lew KellyElectrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin KennyMan at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

Ruth LeeHelen (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Howard M. MitchellGrocer Frank Victor (uncredited)

Bert MoorhouseCitizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Crew

Edward L. Cahn

Edward L. CahnDirector

David Raksin

David RaksinMusic

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