Main Street on the March!
Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March!

5.6

0 hr 20 min

1941-12-09

11

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.

Documentary

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Characters

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Nurse (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Margaret Bert

Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)

Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Schulte Child (uncredited)

Naomi Childers

Naomi Childers

Window Shopper (uncredited)

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

Engineer (uncredited)

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