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Main Street Today (1944)
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Short | 20 min | Short

Main Street Today (1944)

Approved

Short | 20 min | Short

This patriotic MGM short film, set in World War II, has a factory owner who produces the breech block for a key piece of army artillery. The military wants to increase production by 50%, but they can barely meet their production targets as...See moreThis patriotic MGM short film, set in World War II, has a factory owner who produces the breech block for a key piece of army artillery. The military wants to increase production by 50%, but they can barely meet their production targets as it is. Going to a third shift in the plant will need manpower, 500 in total, that is sorely missing due to the number of men in the military. The film then looks at the town's Main Street seeing where the workforce might come from. Their brainstorming identifies 220 men, but then one of them comes up with the solution: if everyone worked just a bit harder and contributed just a bit more, the war will be won. The fictional factory found its workers, mostly women who hadn't previously worked, and others who already had a full-time job but also worked part-time at the plant. Written by garykmcd See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Ray Collins Otis Bird Otis Bird See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
John Nesbitt Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Telephone Time (1956)
Henry O'Neill Vance Clark Vance Clark See fewer	Calling Philo Vance (1940)
Addison Richards Fred Baker Fred Baker See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Stanley Andrews Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited) Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Road to Rio (1947)
Morris Ankrum Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited) Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited) See fewer	In a Lonely Place (1950)
John Butler Bald Man at Town Meeting (uncredited) Bald Man at Town Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
George M. Carleton Welburn Sprague - Store Owner (uncredited) Welburn Sprague - Store Owner (uncredited) See fewer	Just Off Broadway (1942)
Mary Currier Mrs. Hunter (uncredited) Mrs. Hunter (uncredited) See fewer	The Valley of Decision (1945)
Robert Dudley Frank Hostetter (uncredited) Frank Hostetter (uncredited) See fewer	The Palm Beach Story (1942)
William Forrest Businessman (uncredited) Businessman (uncredited) See fewer	The Masked Marvel (1943)
Herbert Heyes General (uncredited) General (uncredited) See fewer	A Place in the Sun (1951)
Stuart Holmes Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited) Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Lew Kelly Art Hoover - Electrician at Town Meeting (uncredited) Art Hoover - Electrician at Town Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
Colin Kenny Man at Town Meeting (uncredited) Man at Town Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Mike Lally Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited) Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Coma (1978)
Ruth Lee Helen (uncredited) Helen (uncredited) See fewer	Corpus Christi Bandits (1945)
Howard M. Mitchell Frank Victor - Grocer (uncredited) Frank Victor - Grocer (uncredited) See fewer	The Mother Heart (1921)
Bert Moorhouse Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited) Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
Forbes Murray Businessman (uncredited) Businessman (uncredited) See fewer	The Lady and the Mob (1939)
'Snub' Pollard Pop Denton (uncredited) Pop Denton (uncredited) See fewer	Rollin' Plains (1938)
Walter Soderling Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited) Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited) See fewer	Death of a Champion (1939)
William Tannen Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited) Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited) See fewer	Woman of the Year (1942)
Ray Teal Ed, Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited) Ed, Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited) See fewer	Ace in the Hole (1951)
Larry Wheat Man on Citizens Committee (uncredited) Man on Citizens Committee (uncredited) See fewer	The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)