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It's a Big Country: An American Anthology poster
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MASTER SCORE 59.4 / 100
1951·Comedy / Drama·1h 29m

IT'S A BIG COUNTRY: AN AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY

“A world of entertainment from M-G-M!”

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.

Above the Line
Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges·DirectorHelen Deutsch·WriterWilliam Ludwig·WriterRay June·Director of Photography
Cast
Ethel Barrymore·Mrs. Brian Patrick RiordanKeefe Brasselle·Sgt. Maxie KleinGary Cooper·TexasNancy Reagan·Miss ColemanVan Johnson·Rev. Adam BurchGene Kelly·Icarus XenophonJanet Leigh·Rosa Szabo XenophonMarjorie Main·Mrs. WrenleyFredric March·Joe EspositoGeorge Murphy·Mr. Patrick Callaghan
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 7
John Sturges·DirectorCharles Vidor·DirectorRichard Thorpe·DirectorClarence Brown·DirectorDon Weis·DirectorWilliam A. Wellman·DirectorDon Hartman·Director
Writing· 14
Helen Deutsch·WriterIsobel Lennart·StoryWilliam Ludwig·WriterJohn McNulty·StoryCharles Palmer·WriterJoseph Petracca·StoryEdgar Brooke·StoryAllen Rivkin·StoryDore Schary·WriterRay Chordes·WriterDorothy Kingsley·WriterClaudia Cranston·WriterLucille Schlossberg·WriterGeorge Wells·Story
Camera· 1
Ray June·Director of Photography
Production· 2
Dore Schary·ProducerRobert Sisk·Producer
By the Numbers
59.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
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