United States / Mar 25, 1944
Main Street Today (1944)
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
20minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Genres
WarHistoryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Main Street Today |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 25 marzo 1944 |
| Production | Jerry Bresler, Herbert Moulton |
| Writer | Karl Kamb, Julian Harmon |
| Editing | Tom Biggart |
| Cinematography | Charles Salerno Jr. |
| Assistant directors | Edward L. Cahn |
| Camera operators | Charles Salerno Jr. |
| Additional photography | Charles Salerno Jr. |
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| Production design | Richard Duce |
| Art direction | Richard Duce |
| Set decoration | Richard Duce |
| Music | David Raksin, Conrad Salinger |
| Sound | David Raksin, Conrad Salinger |
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