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… More 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
- Directed By
- Clarence Brown, Don Hartman
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 20, 1951 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros
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Cast
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Ethel Barrymore
as Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
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Gary Cooper
as Texas
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Van Johnson
as Adam Burch
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Gene Kelly
as Icarus Xenophon
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Janet Leigh
as Rosa Szabo
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Fredric March
as Papa Esposito
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William Powell
as Professor
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S.Z. Sakall
as Stefan Szabo
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Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Wrenley
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George Murphy
as Mr. Callaghan
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Keefe Brasselle
as Sgt. Maxie Klein
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James Whitmore
as Mr. Stacey
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Keenan Wynn
as Michael Fisher
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Nancy Davis
as Miss Coleman
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Lewis Stone
as Sexton
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Leon Ames
as Secret Service Operative
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Angela Clarke
as Mama Esposito
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Bobby Hyatt
as Joseph Esposito
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Sharon McManus
as Sam Szabo
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David Alpert
as Greek Athlete
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Bill Baldwin
as Austin
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Benny Burt
as Soda Jerk
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Lucille Curtis
as Miss Bloomburg
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Elizabeth Risdon
as Woman
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Ned Glass
as Receptionist
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Cameron A. Grant
as Proprietor of Inn
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Sherry Hall
as Reporter
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June Hedin
as Kati
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Jerry Hunter
as Frank Grillo
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Mickey Little
as Boy
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Mickey Martin
as Copyboy
- George McDonald
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Rhea Mitchell
as Schoolteacher
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Carol Nugent
as Girl
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Fred Santley
as Reporter
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Official
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Henry Sylvester
as Reporter
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Don Gordon
as Mervin
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Don Fields
as George
- Roger Cole
- George Conrad
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George Economides
as Theodore
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Tony Taylor
as Baby Sitter
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Roger Moore
as Reporter
