It's a Big Country

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 20, 1951

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

George Murphy,Louis Calhern,Don Gordon,Keefe Brasselle,Benny Burt,Robert Hyatt,A. Cameron Grant,Janet Leigh,Angela Clarke,Dolly Arriagaand 18 more

Director

Richard Thorpe,William A. Wellman,Don Weis,Don Hartman,John Sturges,Charles Vidor,Clarence Brown

Writer

Ray Chordes,Isobel Lennart,Dore Schary,Helen Deutsch,Lucille Schlossberg,Allen Rivkin,Charles Palmer,John McNulty,Dorothy Kingsley,William Ludwig,Joseph Petracca,Claudia Cranston,George Wells,Edgar Brooke

Producer

Dore Schary,Robert Sisk

Cinematography

Ray June

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0043680