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