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Cimarron

Cimarron

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19315.62h 3m

Overview

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Written by Edna Ferber, Howard Estabrook
Produced by William LeBaron, Wesley Ruggles
Box OfficeBudget: $1.4MRevenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

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

Les Yountis

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

Louis Hefner

Edna May Oliver

Edna May Oliver

Mrs. Tracy Wyatt

Themes & Keywords

newspapergunslingerindian territoryoklahomafamily historyfrontierblack and whitenewspaper editorpre-codeland graboil rig land rushmarksmanshipdrilling for oilland grantosage indiandefense lawyeramerican history1890s

About Cimarron

Cimarron is a western, drama film released in 1931 exploring themes of newspaper, gunslinger, indian territory, oklahoma, family history, frontier. Directed by Wesley Ruggles, it stars Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor. When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

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