Movie·1951·1h 29m
It's a Big Country
A world of entertainment from M-G-M!
Directed By
Clarence Brown
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
Ray Chordes, Claudia Cranston, Helen Deutsch
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
Clarence Brown
Director
Don Hartman
Director
John Sturges
Director
Richard Thorpe
Director
Charles Vidor
Director
Don Weis
Director
William A. Wellman
Director
Edgar Brooke
Story
Ray Chordes
Writer
Claudia Cranston
Writer
Helen Deutsch
Writer
Dorothy Kingsley
Writer
Isobel Lennart
Story
William Ludwig
Writer
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