It's a Big Country

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Ethel Barrymore

Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Keefe Brasselle

Sgt. Maxie Klein

Age : 58 | Popularity : 3%

Gary Cooper

Texas

Age : 60 | Popularity : 20%

Nancy Davis Reagan

Miss Coleman

Age : 94 | Popularity : 3%

Van Johnson

Rev. Adam Burch

Age : 92 | Popularity : 8%

Gene Kelly

Icarus Xenophon

Age : 83 | Popularity : 12%

Janet Leigh

Rosa Szabo Xenophon

Age : 77 | Popularity : 21%

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Wrenley

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	John Sturges William A. Wellman Charles Vidor Richard Thorpe Clarence Brown Don Hartman Don Weis
Camera	Director of Photography	Ray June
Writing	Story	George Wells Joseph Petracca Allen Rivkin Isobel Lennart Edgar Brooke John McNulty
	Writer	Dore Schary Helen Deutsch Dorothy Kingsley William Ludwig Ray Chordes Claudia Cranston Charles Palmer Lucille Schlossberg
Production	Producer	Dore Schary Robert Sisk
Department	Role	Name

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