It's a Big Country
movie
A world of entertainment from M-G-M!
Released November 20, 1951
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
as
Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
Keefe Brasselle
as
Sgt. Maxie Klein
Gary Cooper
as
Texas
Nancy Reagan
as
Miss Coleman
Van Johnson
as
Rev. Adam Burch
Gene Kelly
as
Icarus Xenophon
Janet Leigh
as
Rosa Szabo Xenophon
Marjorie Main
as
Mrs. Wrenley
Fredric March
as
Joe Esposito
George Murphy
as
Mr. Patrick Callaghan
William Powell
as
Professor
S.Z. Sakall
as
Stefan Szabo
