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It's a Big Country (1951)

A world of entertainment from M-G-M!

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, William A. Wellman

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.

Actors

Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle
Keefe Brasselle
Sgt. Maxie Klein
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Texas
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Miss Coleman
Van Johnson
Van Johnson
Rev. Adam Burch
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
Icarus Xenophon
Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh
Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Wrenley
Fredric March
Fredric March
Joe Esposito
George Murphy
George Murphy
Mr. Patrick Callaghan
William Powell
William Powell
Professor
S.Z. Sakall
S.Z. Sakall
Stefan Szabo
Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
Church sexton
James Whitmore
James Whitmore
Mr. Stacey
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
Michael Fisher
Elisabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon
Diner on Train
Sharon McManus
Sharon McManus
Sam Szabo
Angela Clarke
Angela Clarke
Mama Esposito
Robert Hyatt
Robert Hyatt
Joseph Esposito
John Ericson
John Ericson
Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown
Director
Don Hartman
Don Hartman
Director
John Sturges
John Sturges
Director
Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Director
Charles Vidor
Charles Vidor
Director
Don Weis
Don Weis
Director
William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Director
Edgar Brooke
Edgar Brooke
Story
Ray Chordes
Ray Chordes
Writer
Claudia Cranston
Claudia Cranston
Writer
Helen Deutsch
Helen Deutsch
Writer
Dorothy Kingsley
Dorothy Kingsley
Writer
Isobel Lennart
Isobel Lennart
Story
William Ludwig
William Ludwig
Writer
John McNulty
John McNulty
Story
Charles Palmer
Charles Palmer
Writer
Joseph Petracca
Joseph Petracca
Story
Allen Rivkin
Allen Rivkin
Story
Dore Schary
Dore Schary
Writer
Lucille Schlossberg
Lucille Schlossberg
Writer
George Wells
George Wells
Story
Ray June
Ray June
Director of Photography
Dore Schary
Dore Schary
Producer
Robert Sisk
Robert Sisk
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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