

89 minutes
11/20/1951
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.

Ethel Barrymore
as Mrs. Brian Patrick Riordan

Keefe Brasselle
as Sgt. Maxie Klein

Gary Cooper
as Texas

Nancy Reagan
as Miss Coleman

Van Johnson
as Rev. Adam Burch

Gene Kelly
as Icarus Xenophon

Janet Leigh
as Rosa Szabo Xenophon

Marjorie Main
as Mrs. Wrenley

Fredric March
as Joe Esposito

George Murphy
as Mr. Patrick Callaghan

William Powell
as Professor

S.Z. Sakall
as Stefan Szabo

Lewis Stone
as Church Sexton

James Whitmore
as Mr. Stacey

Keenan Wynn
as Michael Fisher

Elisabeth Risdon
as Diner on Train (uncredited)

Sharon McManus
as Sam Szabo

Angela Clarke
as Mama Esposito
Robert Hyatt
as Joseph Esposito

John Ericson
as Naval Ensign (uncredited)

Louis Calhern
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Leon Ames
as Secret Service Man
Benny Burt
as Soda Jerk (uncredited)
George Conrad
as Greek Athlete (uncredited)

Don Gordon
as Mervin (uncredited)
A. Cameron Grant
as Proprietor of Inn (uncredited)

Fred Santley
as Census Bureau Supervisor (uncredited)
Dolly Arriaga
as Concetta Esposito (uncredited)