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