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It's a Big Country
1951, Nov 20
1h 29m
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
Directed by
John Sturges, Clarence Brown, Don Weis, William A. Wellman, Charles Vidor, Don Hartman, Richard Thorpe
Written by
Dorothy Kingsley, William Ludwig, Helen Deutsch, Claudia Cranston, Dore Schary, Charles Palmer, Ray Chordes, Lucille Schlossberg
Janet Leigh
Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Keenan Wynn
Michael Fisher
Gary Cooper
Texas
Van Johnson
Rev. Adam Burch
James Whitmore
Mr. Stacey
Don Gordon
Mervin (uncredited)
Gene Kelly
Icarus Xenophon
William Powell
Professor
Fredric March
Joe Esposito
Leon Ames
Secret Service Man
Nancy Reagan
Miss Coleman
John Ericson
Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Lewis Stone
Church Sexton
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Wrenley
S.Z. Sakall
Stefan Szabo
Angela Clarke
Mama Esposito
Elisabeth Risdon
Diner on Train (uncredited)
George Murphy
Mr. Patrick Callaghan
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Fred Santley
Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)
Sharon McManus
Sam Szabo
Keefe Brasselle
Sgt. Maxie Klein
Robert Hyatt
Joseph Esposito
Benny Burt
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
George Conrad
Greek Athlete (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)
Dolly Arriaga
Concetta Esposito (uncredited)
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