It's a Big Country (1951)
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Title: It's a Big Country
Original Title: It's a Big Country
Release Date: 1951-11-20
Status: Released
Rating: 5.3/10 (from 7 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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.
Cast

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