It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country (1951)

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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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  • Release Date: 1951-11-20
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Directors: Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, William A. Wellman.

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Cast

  • Ethel Barrymore

    Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan

  • Keefe Brasselle

    Sgt. Maxie Klein

  • Gary Cooper

    Texas

  • Nancy Reagan

    Miss Coleman

  • Van Johnson

    Rev. Adam Burch

  • Gene Kelly

    Icarus Xenophon

  • Janet Leigh

    Rosa Szabo Xenophon

  • Marjorie Main

    Mrs. Wrenley

  • Fredric March

    Joe Esposito

  • George Murphy

    Mr. Patrick Callaghan

  • William Powell

    Professor

  • S.Z. Sakall

    Stefan Szabo

  • Lewis Stone

    Church Sexton

  • James Whitmore

    Mr. Stacey

  • Keenan Wynn

    Michael Fisher

  • Elisabeth Risdon

    Diner on Train (uncredited)

  • Sharon McManus

    Sam Szabo

  • Angela Clarke

    Mama Esposito

  • Robert Hyatt

    Joseph Esposito

  • John Ericson

    Naval Ensign (uncredited)

  • Louis Calhern

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Leon Ames

    Secret Service Man

  • Benny Burt

    Soda Jerk (uncredited)

  • George Conrad

    Greek Athlete (uncredited)

  • Don Gordon

    Mervin (uncredited)

  • A. Cameron Grant

    Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)

  • Fred Santley

    Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)

  • Dolly Arriaga

    Concetta Esposito (uncredited)

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