Cimarron (1931 film)

Cimarron is a 1931 pre-Code epic Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, and featuring Estelle Taylor and Roscoe Ates. The Oscar-winning script was written by Howard Estabrook based on the 1930 Edna Ferber novel Cimarron. It would be RKO's most expensive production up to that date, and its winning of the top Oscar for Outstanding Production would be one of only two for Outstanding Production ever won by that studio. It is also the first of only three Westerns to ever win the top honor at the Academy Awards (the others being Dances with Wolves in 1990 and Unforgiven in 1992). Epic in scope, spanning forty years from 1889 to 1929, it was a critical success, although it did not recoup its production costs during its initial run in 1931.[3]

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Cimarron
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wesley Ruggles
Screenplay by	Howard Estabrook Louis Sarecky
Based on	Cimarron 1930 novel by Edna Ferber
Produced by	William LeBaron Louis Sarecky (assoc.)[1]
Starring	Richard Dix Irene Dunne
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	William Hamilton
Music by	Max Steiner
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	January 26, 1931 (1931-01-26) (Premiere-New York City)[1] February 9, 1931 (1931-02-09) (US)[1]
Running time	124 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,433,000[2]
Box office	$1,383,000[2]