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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, Don Weis, Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, Richard Thorpe, William A. Wellman, Charles Vidor
Written by
Dore Schary, William Ludwig, Charles Palmer, Ray Chordes, Claudia Cranston, Dorothy Kingsley, Helen Deutsch, Lucille Schlossberg
Janet Leigh
Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Gary Cooper
Texas
James Whitmore
Mr. Stacey
Keenan Wynn
Michael Fisher
Don Gordon
Mervin (uncredited)
Gene Kelly
Icarus Xenophon
Van Johnson
Rev. Adam Burch
Leon Ames
Secret Service Man
Fredric March
Joe Esposito
William Powell
Professor
Elisabeth Risdon
Diner on Train (uncredited)
George Murphy
Mr. Patrick Callaghan
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Wrenley
Louis Calhern
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
S.Z. Sakall
Stefan Szabo
John Ericson
Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Mama Esposito
Lewis Stone
Church Sexton
Nancy Reagan
Miss Coleman
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Fred Santley
Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)
Keefe Brasselle
Sgt. Maxie Klein
Sharon McManus
Sam Szabo
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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