It’s a Big Country
Directed by Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, john Sturges, Richard Thorpe, Charles Vidor, don Weis and William A. Wellman 89 mins (1951)
Gary Cooper – Texas
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
Also starring Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Nancy Reagan, Janet Leigh and Gene Kelly