Main Street Today

Name: Main Street Today
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 1944-03-25
Duration: 20 min
Cast: John Nesbitt, Ray Collins, Henry O'Neill, Addison Richards, Morris Ankrum

1944·Movie

·20min·

History

6.2

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About

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.

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Actors

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Ray Collins

Otis Bird

Henry O'Neill

Vance Clark

Addison Richards

Fred Baker

Morris Ankrum

Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

George M. Carleton

Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)

Mary Currier

Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Frank Hostetter (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

General (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Ruth Lee

Helen (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Businessman (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Pop Denton (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)

William Tannen

Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)

Ray Teal

Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)

Crew

Directed by:

Edward L. Cahn

Written by:

Karl Kamb, Karl Kamb, Julian Harmon

Produced by:

Herbert Moulton, Jerry Bresler

Composed by:

David Raksin, Conrad Salinger

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How long is Main Street Today?

0 h 20 min

Main Street Today runs 0 h 20 min.

What language is Main Street Today in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in United States.

What tropes does Main Street Today use?

Dutch AngleMatch CutNarratorThe Needs of the ManyStock FootagePrecision F-StrikeTitle DropWhere the Hell Is Springfield?Whole Episode Flashback

TV Tropes lists 9 storytelling tropes for Main Street Today, including Dutch Angle, Match Cut, Narrator.