Main Street to Broadway (1953)

Main Street to Broadway is a 1953 light drama-comedy by independent producer Lester Cowan, his final credit, in collaboration with The Council of the Living Theatre, which provided tie-up with the Broadway names. Release was by MGM. The backstage story features Tom Morton, as an aspiring playwright who hopes to stage a Broadway production, Mary Murphy, as a young lady from Indiana, and Herb Shriner, TV and radio humorist, in a rare acting role as a hardware store owner.

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