It's a Big Country (1950)
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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. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ethel Barrymore, Gary Cooper, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Sturges, Don Hartman, (more)
Synopsis of It's a Big Country
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. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of It's a Big Country
- Ethel Barrymore - Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
- Van Johnson - Adam Burch
- Janet Leigh - Rosa Szabo
- William Powell - Professor
- Marjorie Main - Mrs. Wrenley
- Keefe Brasselle - Sgt. Maxie Klein
- Keenan Wynn - Michael Fisher
- Lewis Stone - Sexton
- Angela Clarke - Mama Esposito
- Sharon McManus - Sam Szabo
- Elizabeth Risdon - Woman
- George McDonald
- Sherry Hall - Reporter
- Roger Cole
- Don Gordon - Mervin
- Harry Dean Stanton - Official
- Carol Nugent - Girl
- Roger Moore - Reporter
- George Economides - Theodore
- Jerry Hunter - Frank Grillo
- Ned Glass - Receptionist
- Bill Baldwin - Austin
- Gary Cooper - Texas
- Gene Kelly - Icarus Xenophon
- Fredric March - Papa Esposito
- S.Z. Sakall - Stefan Szabo
- George Murphy - Mr. Callaghan
- James Whitmore - Mr. Stacey
- Nancy Davis - Miss Coleman
- Leon Ames - Secret Service Operative
- Bobby Hyatt - Joseph Esposito
- David Alpert - Greek Athlete
- Mickey Martin - Copyboy
- Mickey Little - Boy
- George Conrad
- Don Fields - George
- Henry Sylvester - Reporter
- Fred Santley - Reporter
- Rhea Mitchell - Schoolteacher
- Tony Taylor - Baby Sitter
- Cameron A. Grant - Proprietor of Inn
- June Hedin - Kati
- Lucille Curtis - Miss Bloomburg
- Benny Burt - Soda Jerk
- Director(s):
- Don Weis, Clarence Brown, Don Hartman
- Writer(s):
- George Wells, Helen Deutsch, Dore Schary
- Producer(s):
- Robert Sisk
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