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Cimarron

  • 1931
  • Passed
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
6.6K
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Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
DramaMusicWestern

A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.

  • Director
    • Wesley Ruggles
  • Writers
    • Edna Ferber
    • Howard Estabrook
    • Louis Sarecky
  • Stars
    • Richard Dix
    • Irene Dunne
    • Estelle Taylor
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    6.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wesley Ruggles
    • Writers
      • Edna Ferber
      • Howard Estabrook
      • Louis Sarecky
    • Stars
      • Richard Dix
      • Irene Dunne
      • Estelle Taylor
    • 85User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Irene Dunne, Richard Dix, and Douglas Scott in Cimarron (1931)
    Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Irene Dunne and Edna May Oliver in Cimarron (1931)
    "Cimarron" Irene Dunne 1931 RKO
    Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Estelle Taylor in Cimarron (1931)
    Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Cimarron (1931)
    Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)

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    Richard Dix
    Richard Dix
    • Yancey Cravat
    Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    • Sabra Cravat
    Estelle Taylor
    Estelle Taylor
    • Dixie Lee
    Nance O'Neil
    Nance O'Neil
    • Felice Venable
    William Collier Jr.
    William Collier Jr.
    • The Kid
    Roscoe Ates
    Roscoe Ates
    • Jesse Rickey
    • (as Rosco Ates)
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    • Sol Levy
    Stanley Fields
    Stanley Fields
    • Lon Yountis
    Robert McWade
    Robert McWade
    • Louis Hefner
    Edna May Oliver
    Edna May Oliver
    • Mrs. Tracy Wyatt
    Judith Barrett
    Judith Barrett
    • Donna Cravat
    • (as Nancy Dover)
    Eugene Jackson
    • Isaiah
    Roberta Gregory
    • Indian Girl
    Alice Adair
    Alice Adair
      Max Barwyn
      Max Barwyn
      • Sabra's Luncheon Greeter
      • (uncredited)
      Frank Beal
      Frank Beal
      • Louis Venable
      • (uncredited)
      Tyrone Brereton
      • Dabney Venable
      • (uncredited)
      Dolores Brown
      Dolores Brown
      • Adult Ruby Big Elk
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Wesley Ruggles(uncredited)
      • Writers
        • Edna Ferber
        • Howard Estabrook(screen version)
        • Louis Sarecky(uncredited)
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      • Trivia
        The first Western to win a Best Picture Oscar. It would be another 59 years before a Western would win the Academy Award for Best Picture again when Dances with Wolves (1990) took the main prize.
      • Goofs
        During the period of the film set in 1907, Yancey is the Progressive Party's candidate for governor of Oklahoma. The Progressive Party did not form until 1912, and then disbanded after Theodore Roosevelt's unsuccessful third party candidacy that year.
      • Quotes

        Mrs. Tracy Wyatt: One of my ancestors was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

        Sol Levy: That's all right. A relative of mine, a fellow named Moses, wrote the Ten Commandments.

      • Connections
        Edited into Land of the Open Range (1942)

      User reviews85

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      6/10
      very good in its day--doesn't translate well to the 21st century
      This is a Western and Westerns don't usually get Best Picture Oscars, but coming out in 1931, the Academy was apparently much more willing to bestow this honor on this type of film. Unfortunately, when seen today, the film seems terribly ordinary and possessing relatively lousy sound. However, some of this can't be blamed on the picture. Poor sound was a problem with many movies from 1927-1931. Plus, a lot of the clichés you see in this Western weren't clichés when the film premiered. Still, even when you consider this, I find it really hard to imagine that this movie was indeed the best film of the year because it just doesn't seem that out of the ordinary. Sorry, but I wasn't bowled over by this story--it seems like just another early Western.

      For a better Western film starring Richard Dix, try THE CONQUERORS. The sound is much better and the story is far more engaging.
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      • May 24, 2006

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      • Release date
        • February 9, 1931 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Languages
        • English
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Сімаррон
      • Filming locations
        • Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
      • Production company
        • RKO Radio Pictures
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      • Budget
        • $1,433,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.20 : 1

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