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