It's a Big Country (1951)

5.9/10 89 min Comedy Drama

Overview

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.

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)

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