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Cimarron (1931)
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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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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Genre:Western, Drama
Written By:Howard Estabrook
In Theaters:2/9/1931
Box Office:$1,383,000
Runtime:123 minutes
Studio:RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
Wesley Ruggles
Director
Richard Dix
Yancey Cravat
Irene Dunne
Sabra Cravat
Estelle Taylor
Dixie Lee
Nance O'Neil
Felice Venable
William Collier Jr.
The Kid
Roscoe Ates
Jesse Rickey (as Rosco Ates)
George E. Stone
Sol Levy
Stanley Fields
Les Yountis
Robert McWade
Louis Hefner
Edna May Oliver
Mrs. Tracy Wyatt
Judith Barrett
Donna Cravat (as Nancy Dover)
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