Main Street Today 80 years old

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.

Credits

Main Street Today Cast

Name Character
Ray Teal He was 42, 74 years old when he died as Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
William Tannen He was 32, 65 years old when he died as Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard He was 54, 72 years old when he died as Pop Denton (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes He was 54, 68 years old when he died as General (uncredited)
Addison Richards He was 41, 61 years old when he died as Fred Baker
Morris Ankrum He was 47, 68 years old when he died as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Colin Kenny He was 0, 24 years old when he died as Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Ray Collins He was 54, 75 years old when he died as Otis Bird
Lew Kelly He was 64, 64 years old when he died as Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
George M. Carleton He was 58, 64 years old when he died as Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse He was 49, 59 years old when he died as Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Mary Currier She was 39, 92 years old when she died as Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Forbes Murray He was 59, 98 years old when he died as Businessman (uncredited)
Robert Dudley He was 369, 381 years old when he died as Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell He was 60, 74 years old when he died as Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes He was 60, 87 years old when he died as Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
John Nesbitt He was 33, 49 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Walter Soderling He was 71, 75 years old when he died as Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)
Ruth Lee She was 48, 79 years old when she died as Helen (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill He was 52, 69 years old when he died as Vance Clark

Main Street Today Crew

Name Department
Edward L. Cahn as Director. He was 45 (64) years old when He died Directing
Richard Duce as Art Direction. He was 58 (77) years old when He died Art
Jerry Bresler as Producer. He was 35 (91) years old when He died Production
Charles Salerno, Jr. as Director of Photography. He was 36 (72) years old when He died Camera
Karl Kamb as Story. He was 40 (84) years old when He died Writing
Karl Kamb as Screenplay. He was 40 (84) years old when He died Writing
Julian Harmon as Story. He was 35 (58) years old when He died Writing
Julian Harmon as Screenplay. He was 35 (58) years old when He died Writing
Conrad Salinger as Orchestrator. He was 42 (60) years old when He died Sound
Herbert Moulton as Producer. He was 21 (71) years old when He died Production
Main Street Today poster
Main Street Today (80 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 25, 1944
  • Runtime: 20 minutes