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Main Street on the March! (1941)

Main Street on the March! (1941)

Documentary
Release Date: 1941, December 9
Directors: Edward L. Cahn
Countries: United States of America
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast: May McAvoy, Milton Kibbee, Margaret Bert, Robert Blake, Robert Homans, Mark Daniels, Barbara Bedford, Naomi Childers, John Nesbitt

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

world war ii