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Released
1941 · FILM

Main Street on the March!

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Runtime
20 min
Documentary

Synopsis

This Academy Award-winning Best Short Subject 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 documents the transformation of "Main Street America," the country's military forces, and its industrial base as the decision was made to prepare for war. Original footage is interspersed with contemporary newsreels and stock footage.

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Principal cast & crew: 15

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Harry KomerShot by Jackson RoseScored by David Snell

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