It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country (1951)

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  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1951-11-20
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Don Weis, John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Richard Thorpe, Clarence Brown, William A. Wellman, Don Hartman.
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Summary

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.

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  • Ethel Barrymore

    as Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan

  • Keefe Brasselle

    as Sgt. Maxie Klein

  • Gary Cooper

    as Texas

  • Nancy Reagan

    as Miss Coleman

  • Van Johnson

    as Rev. Adam Burch

  • Gene Kelly

    as Icarus Xenophon

  • Janet Leigh

    as Rosa Szabo Xenophon

  • Marjorie Main

    as Mrs. Wrenley

  • Fredric March

    as Joe Esposito

  • George Murphy

    as Mr. Patrick Callaghan

  • William Powell

    as Professor

  • S.Z. Sakall

    as Stefan Szabo

  • Lewis Stone

    as Church Sexton

  • James Whitmore

    as Mr. Stacey

  • Keenan Wynn

    as Michael Fisher

  • Elisabeth Risdon

    as Diner on Train (uncredited)

  • Sharon McManus

    as Sam Szabo

  • Angela Clarke

    as Mama Esposito

  • Robert Hyatt

    as Joseph Esposito

  • John Ericson

    as Naval Ensign (uncredited)

  • Louis Calhern

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Leon Ames

    as Secret Service Man

  • Benny Burt

    as Soda Jerk (uncredited)

  • George Conrad

    as Greek Athlete (uncredited)

  • Don Gordon

    as Mervin (uncredited)

  • A. Cameron Grant

    as Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)

  • Fred Santley

    as Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)

  • Dolly Arriaga

    as Concetta Esposito (uncredited)
Directing Don Weis Director
Directing John Sturges Director
Directing Charles Vidor Director
Writing Edgar Brooke Story
Writing George Wells Story
Writing Isobel Lennart Story
Writing John McNulty Story
Directing Richard Thorpe Director
Writing William Ludwig Writer
Writing Allen Rivkin Story
Writing Dore Schary Writer
Writing Ray Chordes Writer
Writing Charles Palmer Writer
Directing Clarence Brown Director
Writing Claudia Cranston Writer
Writing Lucille Schlossberg Writer
Directing William A. Wellman Director
Writing Joseph Petracca Story
Writing Helen Deutsch Writer
Writing Dorothy Kingsley Writer
Directing Don Hartman Director
Production Robert Sisk Producer
Production Dore Schary Producer
Camera Ray June Director of Photography

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