Main Street on the March!

{{short description|1941 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Main Street on the March!

| image =

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| director = Edward Cahn

| producer = John Nesbitt

| writer = Karl Kamb

| starring = John Nesbitt

| music = David Snell

| cinematography = Jackson Rose

| editing = Harry Komer

| distributor = MGM

| released = {{film date|1941}}

| runtime = 20 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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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).{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1942 |title=The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=June 25, 2013 |work=oscars.org}}{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300682/Main-Street-on-the-March/details |title=New York Times: Main Street on the March! |access-date=May 17, 2008|url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://archive.today/20130130174008/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300682/Main-Street-on-the-March/details |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |archivedate= January 30, 2013}} 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.

Plot summary

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Cast

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

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