It's a Big Country
A world of entertainment from M-G-M!
1951 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 1951 |
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| Director: | Clarence Brown, Charles Vidor, Richard Thorpe, John Sturges, William A. Wellman, Don Hartman, Don Weis |
| Writer: | Isobel Lennart, George Wells, Helen Deutsch, Dore Schary, Edgar Brooke, Ray Chordes, Claudia Cranston, Dorothy Kingsley, William Ludwig, John McNulty, Charles Palmer, Joseph Petracca, Allen Rivkin, Lucille Schlossberg |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | patriotism, anthology, episodic, americana |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ethel Barrymore | Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan |
| Keefe Brasselle | Sgt. Maxie Klein |
| Gary Cooper | Texas |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clarence Brown | Director |
| Isobel Lennart | Story |
| Charles Vidor | Director |
| George Wells | Story |
| Richard Thorpe | Director |
| John Sturges | Director |
| Helen Deutsch | Writer |
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| Dore Schary | Writer |
| Don Hartman | Director |
| Don Weis | Director |
| Edgar Brooke | Story |
| Ray Chordes | Writer |
| Claudia Cranston | Writer |
| Dorothy Kingsley | Writer |
| William Ludwig | Writer |
| John McNulty | Story |
| Charles Palmer | Writer |
| Joseph Petracca | Story |
| Allen Rivkin | Story |
| Lucille Schlossberg | Writer |
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dore Schary | Producer |
| Robert Sisk | Producer |
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