It's a Big Country

Name: It's a Big Country
Director: John Sturges
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1951-11-20
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Reagan, Van Johnson

Directed by John Sturges

Comedy

Drama

19511h 29m5.3

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.