Cimarron [Blu-ray]

Overview

An ambitious, moral-minded man fights for right in a Western town, starting a crusading newspaper which his equally dynamic wife takes over when her husband grows disillusioned and abandons her. This dated huge-scale western was remade in 1960 and won the "Best Picture" Oscar for 1930.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/25/2023
UPC:	0810134941571
Original Release:	1931
Rating:	NR
Source:	WARNER BROS
Language:	English
Time:	2:04:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Dix	Yancey Cravat
Irene Dunne	Sabra Cravat
Estelle Taylor	Dixie Lee
Nance O'Neil	Felice Venable
William Collier Jr.	The Kid
Roscoe Ates	Jess Rickey
George E. Stone	Sol Levy
Robert McWade	Louie Heffner
Frank Darien	Mr. Bixby
Edna May Oliver	Mrs. Tracy Wyatt
Eugene Jackson	Isaiah
Dolores Brown	Baby Big Elk `Eldest'
Gloria Vonic	Baby Big Elk `Youngster'
Otto Hoffman	Murch Rankin
William Orlamond	Grat Gotch
Frank Beal	Louis Venable
Nancy Dover	Donna Cravat `Eldest'
Helen Parrish	Donna Cravat `Younger'
Donald Dillaway	Cim `Eldest'
Junior Johnson	Cim `Younger'
Douglas Scott	Cim `Youngest'
Reggie Streeter	Yancey Jr.
Lois Jane Campbell	Felice Jr.
Ann Lee	Aunt Cassandra
Tyrone Brereton	Dabney Venable
Lillian Lane	Cousin Bella
Henry Rocquemore	Jonett Goforth
Nell Craig	Arminta Greenwood
Bob McKenzie	Pat Leary
Bob Kortman	Killer
Clara Hunt	Indian Girl
William Janney	Worker
Dennis O'Keefe	Extra
William Collier, Jr.	The Kid
Stanley Fields	Lon Yountis
Frederick Burt	Actor,Actor
Frank O'Connor	Actor
Max Steiner	Composer

Technical Credits

Howard Estabrook

Edna Ferber

Wesley Ruggles	Director
Howard Estabrook	Screenwriter
Edna Ferber	Screenwriter
William Le Baron	Producer
Louis Sarecky	Producer
Lloyd Knechtel	Special Effects
Clem Portman	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

According to Hollywood lore, Cimarron's famous Oklahoma Land Rush sequence was filmed near Bakersfield, CA, and included 47 camera operators and 5,000 dress extras. The scene, which to a modern viewer suggests some heavy borrowing from William S. Hart's similar sequence in the silent Tumbleweeds (1925), remains Cimarron's centerpiece and tends to dwarf the empire building sweep of Edna Ferber's original novel. And, to be frank, the remaining hour or so of political intrigue is rather ponderous and dull in comparison. Richard Dix and Irene Dunne grow old according to Hollywood tradition by graying slightly at the temples and the rest of the immense cast seems in awe of the entire enterprise. According to Hollywood lore, Cimarron lost money despite earning a Best Picture Academy Award and it is easy to see why. The whole enterprise seems lopsided and never recovers from that amazing land rush sequence early on in the proceedings.