{"id":638,"date":"2025-04-04T23:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T23:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/?p=638"},"modified":"2025-04-17T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:06:11","slug":"cimarron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/cimarron\/","title":{"rendered":"CIMARRON"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"638\" class=\"elementor elementor-638\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e2e3dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28e2e3dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1485e14c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1485e14c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2175b9e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2175b9e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And the Best Picture goes to....<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a55244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a55244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cimarron.webp?fit=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cimarron.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cimarron.webp?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b31ada8 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b31ada8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d36de83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d36de83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b9c6ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b9c6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">1931<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">RKO Pictures<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">2 hours 3 minutes<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Estimated Budget $1,433,000<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Approved<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c5d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"31c5d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/kWfkAJM6Ius?t=17&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442b62f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"442b62f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b38896c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b38896c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The<strong> Other Nominated Films<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">East Lynne<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The Front Page<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Skippy<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Trader Horn<br><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Directed by Wesley Ruggles&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Director<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>CAST<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Richard Dix&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nominated, Best Actor<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Irene Dunne&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Actress<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Estelle Taylor<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">George E. Stone<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Edna May Oliver<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Also Nominated for<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Max Ree&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<b>Winner, Best Production Design<br><br><\/b><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Howard Estabrook&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay<br><\/span><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-style: oblique;\"><br><\/strong><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Edward Cronjager&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Nominee, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>LOGLINE:<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">A newspaper editor and his loyal wife settle in an Oklahoma boom town spanning from 1889-1929.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>REVIEW:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e479b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1e479b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a78f34b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a78f34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cCimarron,\u201d released in 1931, is a historical but fictional film that was the first Western to win Best Picture.\u00a0 Directed by Wesley Ruggles and featuring a notable cast including Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, George E. Stone, and Edna May Oliver, it depicts the Oklahoma Land Rush and the struggles of its characters during this period of history.<\/p><p>Based on a novel by Edna Ferber, who also wrote \u201cGiant,\u201d they\u2019re both intended as sagas that tackle similar themes such as land ownership, gender roles, and racism.<\/p><p>While the scenes of the Land Rush Stampede\u2014with 5,000 extras and 28 cameramen\u2014and the transformation of the town of Osage from almost nothing into a sprawling metropolis were truly spectacular for their time, the execution of the film falls short in some areas. The performances by the cast, including Richard Dix as Yancey Cravat and Irene Dunne as Sabra Cravat, lack the depth and nuance necessary to fully engage the audience.<\/p><p>Despite receiving nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress, the performances in \u201cCimarron\u201d do not leave a lasting impact.\u00a0 Richard Dix is guilty of overacting, which I find fairly typical for the early days of the talkies. At the same time, I felt Irene Dunne\u2019s loyal and devoted wife should have been made more of a focus being that her storyline was way more compelling.\u00a0 However, Edna May Oliver does provide her usual comic relief as the spinster Mrs. Tracy Wyatt.<\/p><p>At a runtime of 2 hours and 3 minutes, the narrative struggles to maintain a consistent pace. At times, the ambitious scope of the story results in a lack of focus, making it challenging for viewers to connect fully with the characters and their experiences.\u00a0 While more than half of the film covers roughly a decade, there is a gigantic leap from 1907 to 1929 at the end, which leaves a similar-sized gap in the plot and the lives of the characters.\u00a0 It was never explained why exactly Sabra was in New York in 1929.\u00a0 Was she supposed to be the head of some conglomerate with its headquarters based there?<\/p><p>In conclusion, \u201cCimarron\u201d ambitiously portrays a significant period in American history, but its execution and pacing resulted in a mediocre experience. 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