Cimarron (1931) This week I will review two Best Picture winners that had they been released in another year would not have stood a chance for the Academy’s top award. First is the 1931 winner Cimarron. This western about settling the Oklahoma territory is also the saga of a family confounded read more
Edna Ferber and Cimarron are not remembered especially fondly, at least in critical circles. Ferber’s New York Times obituary read, “Her books were not profound, but they were vivid and had a sound sociological basis. She was among the best-read novelists in the nation, and critics of the 1920s read more
Classic Films in Context: Cimarron 1931
First edition of the classic
In 1929, author Edna Ferber (1885 – 1968) published a colossal bestseller about the settling of what would eventually become Oklahoma. Ferber, who grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, saw first-hand the settling and develo read more
Classic Films in Context: Cimarron 1931
First edition of the classic
In 1929, author Edna Ferber (1885 – 1968) published a colossal bestseller about the settling of what would eventually become Oklahoma. Ferber, who grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, saw first-hand the settling and develo read more
Today our elders may tell stories from WWII or The Great Depression; it’s rare to find anyone alive to tell us about the first World War. Children of the 1930’s could hear stories of the old west from their grandparents. Tales of covered wagons across the plains and the wild unsettled land of read more
