

It's a Big Country
1951 · Movie · 1h 29m · NR
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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.
Ratings
IMDb
6/10
Key crew
- Clarence BrownDirector
- Don HartmanDirector
- John SturgesDirector
- Richard ThorpeDirector
- Charles VidorDirector
- Don WeisDirector
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Ray ChordesWriter
- Claudia CranstonWriter
- Helen DeutschWriter
- Dorothy KingsleyWriter
- William LudwigWriter
- Charles PalmerWriter
- Dore ScharyWriter
- 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
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Themes
patriotismanthologyepisodicamericana























