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