Cimarron (1960)

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The Oklahoma land rush of 1889 provides the starting point for this western drama, based on a novel by Edna Ferber. Yancey Cravat (Glenn Ford) is an impulsive, short-fused cowboy who has married an immigrant woman, Sabra (Maria Schell). Together, Yancey and Sabra claim a homestead, and Yancey starts… More The Oklahoma land rush of 1889 provides the starting point for this western drama, based on a novel by Edna Ferber. Yancey Cravat (Glenn Ford) is an impulsive, short-fused cowboy who has married an immigrant woman, Sabra (Maria Schell). Together, Yancey and Sabra claim a homestead, and Yancey starts a newspaper. While he doesn't have much of a head for business, Sabra does, and when she takes greater control of the paper, it grows into a profitable and influential journal. Eventually, Yancey becomes a well-recognized figure, and it's suggested that he run for public office. However, Yancey finds himself unable to support legislation that would steal more land and mineral rights away from the Native Americans who first settled the land. Cimarron was previously filmed in 1931; this version reduced the role of stereotyped black characters and has Native American actors playing the "Indians," including Eddie and Dawn Little Sky. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 2 hr. 27 min.
Directed By: Anthony Mann, Charles Walters
Written By: Arnold Schulman
Genres: Western, Drama, Classics

In Theaters: Dec 1, 1960 Wide
On DVD: Apr 13, 1994
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A dull, inferior remake of the 1930 Oscar-winner Cimarron, this time starring Glenn Ford and Maria Schell.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Tedious remake of the 1931 Wesley Ruggles version of Edna Ferber's classic.

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jay n

Sprawling, epic but overlong western much changed from the excellent novel and not for the better. Sabra, the lead character, was in the book a naive but resourceful woman who became through necessity a tower of strength and who was understanding and willing to lose whatever… More
Sprawling, epic but overlong western much changed from the excellent novel and not for the better. Sabra, the lead character, was in the book a naive but resourceful woman who became through necessity a tower of strength and who was understanding and willing to lose whatever prejudices she had quickly while forging a life for herself and her children in the wilds of Oklahoma since Yancy, her husband was a born wanderer and would disappear for years at a time. In the movie she's a bigoted simpering harpy. That was her daughter Donna, who is completely missing from the film, in the book apparently they grafted those qualities on to her for the movie. A shame to ruin a great character that way. However the movie does have a good cast and beautiful photograpy, the land rush is very impressive, overall though a disappointment.

Cast

            Glenn Ford as Yancey Cravet

            Maria Schell as Sabra Cravet

            Anne Baxter as Dixie Lee

            Arthur O'Connell as Tom Wyatt

            Russ Tamblyn as The Kid

            Mercedes McCambridge as Sarah Wyatt

            Vic Morrow as Wes

            Robert Keith as Sam Pegler

            Charles McGraw as Bob Yountis

            David Opatoshu as Sol Levy

            Aline MacMahon as Mrs. Pegler

            Lili Darvas as Felicia Venable

            Edgar Buchanan as Neal Hefner

            Mary Wickes as Mrs. Hefner

            Royal Dano as Ike Howes

            George Brenlin as Hoss

            Vladimir Sokoloff as Jacob Krubeckoff

            Buzz Martin as Cim Cravet

            John L. Cason as Suggs

            Edward Little Sky as Ben Red Feather

            Ivan Triesault as Lewis Venable

            L.Q. Jones as Millis

            Dawn Little Sky as Arita Red Feather

            Henry "Harry" Morgan as Jesse Rickey

            Harry Morgan
            
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