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