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  • Main Street on the March! (1941)
  • Approved
    Short | 20 min | Short, History
Main Street on the March! (1941)
Approved
Short | 20 min | Short, History

The 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 ...See moreThe 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. Written by David Glagovsky See less
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Director
Edward L. Cahn (as Edward Cahn)
Writer
Karl Kamb (original story by) (screenplay by)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
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Updated Jan 10, 1942

Release date
Jan 10, 1942 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Raymond Gram Swing
Self (voice) (archive sound) Self (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
Neville Chamberlain
Self (voice) (archive sound) Self (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
H.V. Kaltenborn
Self (voice) (archive sound) Self (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
George C. Marshall
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
William S. Knudsen
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harold R. Stark
Self (archive footage) (as Admiral Harold R. Stark) Self (archive footage) (as Admiral Harold R. Stark)   See fewer
Barbara Bedford
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Margaret Bert
Mrs. Schulte (uncredited) Mrs. Schulte (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Blake
Schulte Child (uncredited) Schulte Child (uncredited)   See fewer
Naomi Childers
Window Shopper (uncredited) Window Shopper (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Daniels
Engineer (uncredited) Engineer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited) Lighthouse Keeper (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Kibbee
Rod Meakin, News Vendor (uncredited) Rod Meakin, News Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
May McAvoy
Window Shopper (uncredited) Window Shopper (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Middleton
Farmer (uncredited) Farmer (uncredited)   See fewer
William Tannen
Voice of Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) Voice of Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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