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It's a Big Country

A world of entertainment from M-G-M!

1951★ 5.9 · 81h 29mComedyDrama

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.

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Cast

Janet Leigh
as Rosa Szabo Xenophon

Gary Cooper
as Texas

Keenan Wynn
as Michael Fisher

James Whitmore
as Mr. Stacey

Gene Kelly
as Icarus Xenophon

Don Gordon
as Mervin (uncredited)

William Powell
as Professor

Van Johnson
as Rev. Adam Burch

Fredric March
as Joe Esposito

George Murphy
as Mr. Patrick Callaghan

Lewis Stone
as Church Sexton

Robert Hyatt
as Joseph Esposito