
It's a Big Country
1951 • Comedy | Drama
John Sturges
Director
Charles Vidor
Director
Richard Thorpe
Director
Helen Deutsch
Writer
Isobel Lennart
Story
William Ludwig
Writer
John McNulty
Story
Charles Palmer
Writer
Joseph Petracca
Story
Edgar Brooke
Story
Allen Rivkin
Story
Dore Schary
Writer
Ray Chordes
Writer
Dorothy Kingsley
Writer
Clarence Brown
Director
Don Weis
Director
William A. Wellman
Director
Don Hartman
Director
Claudia Cranston
Writer
Lucille Schlossberg
Writer
George Wells
Story
Status
Released
Release date
November 20, 1951
Duration
89 Min
Language
en
Popularity
0.7077
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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

Keefe Brasselle

Gary Cooper

Nancy Reagan

Van Johnson

Gene Kelly

Janet Leigh

Marjorie Main

Fredric March

George Murphy

William Powell

S.Z. Sakall

Lewis Stone

James Whitmore

Keenan Wynn

Elisabeth Risdon

Sharon McManus

Angela Clarke

Robert Hyatt

John Ericson

Louis Calhern

Leon Ames

Don Gordon

Fred Santley

















