It's a Big Country (1951)
1h 29m
Running Time
November 20, 1951Release Date
It's a Big Country (1951)
1h 29m
Running Time
November 20, 1951Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle
Sgt. Maxie Klein
Gary Cooper
Texas
Van Johnson
Rev. Adam Burch
Nancy Reagan
Miss Coleman
Gene Kelly
Icarus Xenophon
Clarence Brown
Director
Don Hartman
Director
Janet Leigh
Rosa Szabo Xenophon
John Sturges
Director
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Wrenley
Richard Thorpe
Director
Fredric March
Joe Esposito
Charles Vidor
Director
George Murphy
Mr. Patrick Callaghan
Don Weis
Director
William Powell
Professor
S.Z. Sakall
Stefan Szabo
Lewis Stone
Church Sexton
James Whitmore
Mr. Stacey
Keenan Wynn
Michael Fisher
Elisabeth Risdon
Diner on Train (uncredited)
Sharon McManus
Sam Szabo
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)
William A. Wellman
Director
Ray June
Director of Photography
George Wells
Story
Dore Schary
Producer / Writer
Helen Deutsch
Writer
Dorothy Kingsley
Writer
Joseph Petracca
Story
Allen Rivkin
Story
William Ludwig
Writer
Robert Sisk
Producer
Isobel Lennart
Story
Edgar Brooke
Story
Ray Chordes
Writer
Claudia Cranston
Writer
Media.
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It's a Big Country: An American Anthology is a 1951 American anthology film consisting of eight segments by seven directors: Richard Thorpe, John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, Clarence Brown, William A. Wellman and Don Hartman.