Main Street on the March!

(1941)

★ 6.1 IMDb · 13 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1941

Runtime: 20 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Edward L. Cahn

Cast: John Nesbitt, Barbara Bedford, Margaret Bert, Роберт Блейк, Naomi Childers, Mark Daniels, Роберт Хоманс, Милтон Кибби, Мэй МакЭвой

Plot

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.