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 : N/A | Popularity : 15%

Keefe Brasselle

Sgt. Maxie Klein

Age : 58 | Popularity : 22%

Gary Cooper

Texas

Age : N/A | Popularity : 95%

Nancy Reagan

Miss Coleman

Age : 94 | Popularity : 29%

Van Johnson

Rev. Adam Burch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 50%

Gene Kelly

Icarus Xenophon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 98%

Janet Leigh

Rosa Szabo Xenophon

Age : N/A | Popularity : 76%

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Wrenley

Age : N/A | Popularity : 90%

Crew

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

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