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