It's a Big Country (1951)
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
as Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle
as Sgt. Maxie Klein
as Sgt. Maxie Klein
Gary Cooper
as Texas
as Texas
Nancy Reagan
as Miss Coleman
as Miss Coleman
Van Johnson
as Rev. Adam Burch
as Rev. Adam Burch
Gene Kelly
as Icarus Xenophon
as Icarus Xenophon
Janet Leigh
as Rosa Szabo Xenophon
as Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Wrenley
as Mrs. Wrenley
Fredric March
as Joe Esposito
as Joe Esposito
George Murphy
as Mr. Patrick Callaghan
as Mr. Patrick Callaghan
William Powell
as Professor
as Professor
S.Z. Sakall
as Stefan Szabo
as Stefan Szabo
Lewis Stone
as Church Sexton
as Church Sexton
James Whitmore
as Mr. Stacey
as Mr. Stacey
Keenan Wynn
as Michael Fisher
as Michael Fisher
Elisabeth Risdon
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Sharon McManus
as Sam Szabo
as Sam Szabo
Angela Clarke
as Mama Esposito
as Mama Esposito
Robert Hyatt
as Joseph Esposito
as Joseph Esposito
John Ericson
as Naval Ensign (uncredited)
as Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Leon Ames
as Secret Service Man
as Secret Service Man
Benny Burt
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
George Conrad
as Greek Athlete (uncredited)
as Greek Athlete (uncredited)
Don Gordon
as Mervin (uncredited)
as Mervin (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
as Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)
as Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)
Fred Santley
as Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)
as Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)
Dolly Arriaga
as Concetta Esposito (uncredited)
as Concetta Esposito (uncredited)
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Don Weis
Director
Director
John Sturges
Director
Director
Charles Vidor
Director
Director
Edgar Brooke
Story
Story
George Wells
Story
Story
Isobel Lennart
Story
Story
John McNulty
Story
Story
Richard Thorpe
Director
Director
William Ludwig
Writer
Writer
Allen Rivkin
Story
Story
Dore Schary
Writer
Writer
Ray Chordes
Writer
Writer
Charles Palmer
Writer
Writer
Clarence Brown
Director
Director
Claudia Cranston
Writer
Writer
Lucille Schlossberg
Writer
Writer
William A. Wellman
Director
Director
Joseph Petracca
Story
Story
Helen Deutsch
Writer
Writer
Dorothy Kingsley
Writer
Writer
Don Hartman
Director
Director
Robert Sisk
Producer
Producer
Dore Schary
Producer
Producer
Ray June
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
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