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It's a Big Country: An American Anthology (1951)

89 min · Drama, drama film

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Directors

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

Cast

Ethel Barrymore, Keefe Brasselle, Gary Cooper, Nancy Davis

The story

Episode 1: "Interruptions, Interruptions" (directed by Richard Thorpe) A professor traveling on a train is asked by a talkative fellow passenger if he loves America. The professor asks, "Which America?" After listening to the professor explain the different aspects of the country, the passenger hears a woman comment on America and asks, "Lady, which America?" Episode 2: "The Lady and the Census Taker" (directed by John Sturges) Mrs. Brian Riordan, an elderly Irish immigrant living in Boston, is upset about not being counted in the 1950 census.

Genres

Drama, drama film

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