It's a Big Country

Name: It's a Big Country
Director: Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, William A. Wellman
Released: 1951
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Reagan, Van Johnson

1951 · 89 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 605 VOTES · DIR. Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, William A. Wellman

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,281 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:01 - Subtitles - Luís Filipe Bernardes

00:04:53 Right here in the middle, this is America.

00:07:52 Oh, sure.

00:12:26 - And what was that, ma'am. - Well, to be more accurate,

00:16:32 These, uh, these oversights do happen,

00:20:40 Excuse me, gentlemen.

00:23:52 the champ of champions.

00:28:34 - That's my slip you're wearing. - It is not!

00:31:18 - Why? - What's wrong with the Greeks?

00:36:00 What a waste... for you to be a stenographer.

00:39:29 Well, you're a Hungarian, what of it?

00:43:39 All day you were alone with a Greek?

00:49:50 Papa, you know something? I think I'm going to be pretty too.

00:54:35 I knew that!

00:58:02 When you first came in, I...

01:01:45 you just naturally ask him to sit down and take pot luck, that's all.

01:05:41 But the President is in town this week and very likely...

01:09:07 you have within you the qualities for being a wonderful minister.

01:13:06 There's the America of the schools.

01:16:02 - That's enough! - Papa, what do you do?

01:18:44 Miss Coleman.

01:21:31 ENTIRE. Eyes are perfect, just like am I.

01:25:12 Then you stay for supper, uh? I got a nice lasagna.

01:28:47 - Subtitles - Luís Filipe Bernardes

Cast & Characters

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

Sharon McManus Sam Szabo

Angela Clarke Mama Esposito

Robert Hyatt Joseph Esposito

John Ericson Naval Ensign (uncredited) Louis Calhern Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Leon Ames Secret Service Man

Benny Burt Soda Jerk (uncredited)

George Conrad Greek Athlete (uncredited)

Don Gordon Mervin (uncredited)

A. Cameron Grant Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)

Fred Santley Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)

Dolly Arriaga Concetta Esposito (uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,281

Dialogue density14.4 lines / min

First line00:00:01

Final line01:28:47

Production Record

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

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes605

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