Main Street on the March! explained

Main Street on the March!
Director:	Edward Cahn
Producer:	John Nesbitt
Starring:	John Nesbitt
Music:	David Snell
Cinematography:	Jackson Rose
Editing:	Harry Komer
Distributor:	MGM
Runtime:	20 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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).^{[1] [2]} 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.

Cast

• John Nesbitt - Narrator (voice)
• Raymond Gram Swing - Himself (voice) (archive sound)
• Neville Chamberlain - Himself (voice) (archive sound)
• H. V. Kaltenborn - Himself (voice) (archive sound)
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Himself (archive footage)
• Winston Churchill - Himself (voice) (archive footage)
• George C. Marshall - Himself (archive footage)
• William S. Knudsen - Himself (archive footage)
• Admiral Harold R. Stark - Himself (archive footage)

Robert Blake, then 8 years old, makes an appearance in a kitchen scene.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners . June 25, 2013 . oscars.org.
2. Web site: New York Times: Main Street on the March! . May 17, 2008. dead . https://archive.today/20130130174008/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300682/Main-Street-on-the-March/details . Movies & TV Dept. . . January 30, 2013.