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Rating: 5.3/10 by 7 users

It's a Big Country (1951)

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.

Directing:
  • Clarence Brown
  • Don Hartman
  • John Sturges
  • Richard Thorpe
  • Charles Vidor
  • Don Weis
  • William A. Wellman
Writing:
  • Edgar Brooke
  • Ray Chordes
  • Claudia Cranston
  • Helen Deutsch
  • Dorothy Kingsley
  • Isobel Lennart
  • William Ludwig
  • John McNulty
  • Charles Palmer
  • Joseph Petracca
  • Allen Rivkin
  • Dore Schary
  • Lucille Schlossberg
  • George Wells
Stars:
Release Date: Tue, Nov 20, 1951

Rating: 5.3/10 by 7 users

Alternative Title:
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology - US

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 29 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: patriotism, anthology, episodic, americana
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Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle
Sgt. Maxie Klein
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
S.Z. Sakall
Stefan Szabo
Lewis Stone
Church Sexton
Keenan Wynn
Michael Fisher
Elisabeth Risdon
Diner on Train (uncredited)
Angela Clarke
Mama Esposito
Robert Hyatt
Joseph Esposito
John Ericson
Naval Ensign (uncredited)
Louis Calhern
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Leon Ames
Secret Service Man
Benny Burt
Soda Jerk (uncredited)
George Conrad
Greek Athlete (uncredited)
Don Gordon
Mervin (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)
Dolly Arriaga
Concetta Esposito (uncredited)

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