It's a Big Country
“A world of entertainment from M-G-M!”
1951•NR•1h 29m•5.9•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Don Weis
Writer
William Ludwig, Dore Schary, Ray Chordes, Charles Palmer, Claudia Cranston, Lucille Schlossberg, Helen Deutsch, Dorothy Kingsley
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Robert Sisk
Producer
Dore Schary
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