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