It's a Big Country

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

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  Ethel Barrymore
  Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan
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  Keefe Brasselle
  Sgt. Maxie Klein
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  Gary Cooper
  Texas
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  Nancy Reagan
  Miss Coleman
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  Van Johnson
  Rev. Adam Burch
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  Gene Kelly
  Icarus Xenophon
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  Janet Leigh
  Rosa Szabo Xenophon
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  Marjorie Main
  Mrs. Wrenley
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  Fredric March
  Joe Esposito
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  George Murphy
  Mr. Patrick Callaghan
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  William Powell
  Professor
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  S.Z. Sakall
  Stefan Szabo
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  Lewis Stone
  Church Sexton
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  James Whitmore
  Mr. Stacey
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  Keenan Wynn
  Michael Fisher
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  Elisabeth Risdon
  Diner on Train (uncredited)
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  Sharon McManus
  Sam Szabo
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  Angela Clarke
  Mama Esposito
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  Robert Hyatt
  Joseph Esposito
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  John Ericson
  Naval Ensign (uncredited)