It's a Big Country (1951)

Name: It's a Big Country
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1951-11-20
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Reagan, Van Johnson

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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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Released 1951-11-20 · 89 min · Comedy, Drama

Directed by John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Richard Thorpe

Cast

Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle as Sgt. Maxie Klein
Gary Cooper as Texas
Nancy Reagan as Miss Coleman
Van Johnson as Rev. Adam Burch
Gene Kelly as Icarus Xenophon
Janet Leigh as Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Marjorie Main as Mrs. Wrenley
Fredric March as Joe Esposito
George Murphy as Mr. Patrick Callaghan
William Powell as Professor
S.Z. Sakall as Stefan Szabo
Lewis Stone as Church Sexton
James Whitmore as Mr. Stacey
Keenan Wynn as Michael Fisher