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War   History   Drama
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1944-03-25
⌚ Running Time: 20 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

John Nesbitt original image
Narrator (voice)
John Nesbitt
Ray Collins original image
Otis Bird
Ray Collins
Henry O'Neill original image
Vance Clark
Henry O'Neill
Addison Richards original image
Fred Baker
Addison Richards
Morris Ankrum original image
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum
George M. Carleton original image
Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
Mary Currier original image
Mrs. Hunter (uncredited)
Mary Currier
Robert Dudley original image
Frank Hostetter (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Herbert Heyes original image
General (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
Stuart Holmes original image
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Lew Kelly original image
Electrician Art Hoover at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Colin Kenny original image
Man at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Ruth Lee original image
Helen (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Howard M. Mitchell original image
Grocer Frank Victor (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Bert Moorhouse original image
Citizen at Town Meeting (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Forbes Murray original image
Businessman (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Harry 'Snub' Pollard original image
Pop Denton (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Walter Soderling original image
Banker on Citizens Committee (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
William Tannen original image
Department of Transportation Representative (uncredited)
William Tannen
Ray Teal original image
Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
Ray Teal

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