Synopsis
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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Cast
- Richard DixYancey Cravat
- Irene DunneSabra Cravat
- Estelle TaylorDixie Lee
- Nance O'NeilFelice Venable
- William Collier Jr.The Kid
- Roscoe AtesJesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)
- George E. StoneSol Levy
- Stanley FieldsLes Yountis
- Robert McWadeLouis Hefner
- Edna May OliverMrs. Tracy Wyatt
Recommendations
- 100
New York Daily News
We can't describe the grandeur and the punch and the appeal of Cimarron. This is one picture you cannot afford to miss. It is 1931's first great contribution to the screen. We loved every minute of it! - 100
Variety
An elegant example of super film making and a big money picture. This is a spectacular western away from all others. It holds action, sentiment, sympathy, thrills and comedy - and 100% clean. Radio Pictures has a corker in Cimarron. - 80
The New York Times
It gives a wonderfully impressive idea of the early days in the territory, from the time the hordes of persons on horseback, in wagons and on foot make the dash to lay out their claims on the signal of a pistol shot, to the gradual improvements that come to Osage as years go by. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Dunne is superb and Cimarron was considered until the late 1940s the finest Western ever made. - 50
ReelViews
Despite its flashy production design and big budget, it's shallow and unsatisfying and primarily interesting for what it says about the views of society when it was made. - 50
The New Yorker
One of Edna Ferber's heartfelt, numbskull treks through the hardships and glories of the American heritage.
