Main Street on the March!

Main Street on the March! (1941)

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.

Date of release
1941-12-09
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (13)
Runtime
20m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Edward L. Cahn

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel

Main Street on the March! is a 1941 American short historical film directed by Edward Cahn. It won an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The 20-minute film gives a brief history of events in Europe and the U.S. in the year and a half leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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