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It's a Big Country

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It's a Big Country

Nov 20, 1951

1h 29m

★ 5.9

A world of entertainment from M-G-M!

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Ethel Barrymore

Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan

Ethel Barrymore

Keefe Brasselle

Sgt. Maxie Klein

Keefe Brasselle

Gary Cooper

Texas

Gary Cooper

Nancy Reagan

Miss Coleman

Nancy Reagan

Van Johnson

Rev. Adam Burch

Van Johnson

Gene Kelly

Icarus Xenophon

Gene Kelly

Janet Leigh

Rosa Szabo Xenophon

Janet Leigh

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Wrenley

Marjorie Main

Fredric March

Joe Esposito

Fredric March

George Murphy

Mr. Patrick Callaghan

George Murphy

William Powell

Professor

William Powell

S.Z. Sakall

Stefan Szabo

S.Z. Sakall

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