The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- John SturgesDirector
- Charles VidorDirector
- Richard ThorpeDirector
- Helen DeutschWriter
- William LudwigWriter
- Charles PalmerWriter
- Dore ScharyWriter
- Ray ChordesWriter
- Dorothy KingsleyWriter
- Clarence BrownDirector
- Don WeisDirector
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Don HartmanDirector
- Claudia CranstonWriter
- Lucille SchlossbergWriter
Cast
- Ethel BarrymoreMrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
- Keefe BrasselleSgt. Maxie Klein
- Gary CooperTexas
- Nancy ReaganMiss Coleman
- Van JohnsonRev. Adam Burch
- Gene KellyIcarus Xenophon
- Janet LeighRosa Szabo Xenophon
- Marjorie MainMrs. Wrenley
- Fredric MarchJoe Esposito
- George MurphyMr. Patrick Callaghan
- William PowellProfessor
- S.Z. SakallStefan Szabo
Stills
Themes
patriotismanthologyepisodicamericana