Movie·1951·1h 29m
It's a Big Country
A world of entertainment from M-G-M!
Directed By
Don Weis
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
William Ludwig, Ray Chordes, Charles Palmer
Producer
Dore Schary
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
8 votes
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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
// crew
Crew
Don Weis
Director
John Sturges
Director
Charles Vidor
Director
Edgar Brooke
Story
George Wells
Story
Isobel Lennart
Story
John McNulty
Story
Richard Thorpe
Director
William Ludwig
Writer
Allen Rivkin
Story
Dore Schary
Writer, Producer
Ray Chordes
Writer
Charles Palmer
Writer
Clarence Brown
Director
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