"Main Street Today" is an Oscar-nominated short that is intended to promote the war effort at home. It's set in a fictional town and shows the demands needed to produce things for the war effort--yet folks seem to come up with lots of excuses to do less and not put everything into their war production goals. This comes to a head during a town meeting--and one person after another has an excuse for doing less than 100%. However, folks are shamed when one of them reads a letter from one of their soldiers on the front lines--then, they all re-commit themselves to doing their all for America. It's all quite contrived and a tad corny--but also effective in creating a nice homey atmosphere and putting forth its message. Subtle, no...but effective. While this might not be the sort of film that would appeal to the average person today, it is a nice piece of our history and a look back at folks circa 1945.
Review of Main Street Today
