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1941

Main Street on the March!

Directed by Edward L. Cahn

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.

Duration

0h 20m

Released

December 9, 1941

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  • John Nesbitt
  • Barbara Bedford
  • Margaret Bert
  • Robert Blake
  • Naomi Childers
  • Mark Daniels
  • Robert Homans
  • Milton Kibbee
  • May McAvoy

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