It's a Big Country (1951)

ALL 11/20/1951 (en) Comedy, Drama 89 Min
  • Release
    11/20/1951
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Rotten tomato
    53%
  • Original title
    It's a Big Country
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

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  1. Ethel Barrymore

    Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan

  2. Keefe Brasselle

    Sgt. Maxie Klein

  3. Gary Cooper

    Texas

  4. Nancy Reagan

    Miss Coleman

  5. Van Johnson

    Rev. Adam Burch

  6. Gene Kelly

    Icarus Xenophon

  7. Janet Leigh

    Rosa Szabo Xenophon

  8. Marjorie Main

    Mrs. Wrenley

  9. Fredric March

    Joe Esposito

  10. George Murphy

    Mr. Patrick Callaghan

  11. William Powell

    Professor

  12. S.Z. Sakall

    Stefan Szabo

  13. Lewis Stone

    Church Sexton

  14. James Whitmore

    Mr. Stacey

  15. Keenan Wynn

    Michael Fisher

  16. Elisabeth Risdon

    Diner on Train (uncredited)

  17. Sharon McManus

    Sam Szabo

  18. Angela Clarke

    Mama Esposito

  19. Robert Hyatt

    Joseph Esposito

  20. John Ericson

    Naval Ensign (uncredited)

  21. Louis Calhern

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  22. Leon Ames

    Secret Service Man

  23. Benny Burt

    Soda Jerk (uncredited)

  24. George Conrad

    Greek Athlete (uncredited)

  25. Don Gordon

    Mervin (uncredited)

  26. A. Cameron Grant

    Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)

  27. Fred Santley

    Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)

  28. Dolly Arriaga

    Concetta Esposito (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 28 , Crews : 24

Keyword

It's a Big Country (1951) 89 Min

ALL 11/20/1951 (en)
Comedy, Drama
  • Release 11/20/1951
  • Production
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Original title It's a Big Country
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

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

    Director

  2. Isobel Lennart, George Wells, Edgar Brooke, Allen Rivkin, John McNulty, Joseph Petracca

    Story

  3. Editor

  4. Dore Schary, Robert Sisk

    Producer