Cimarron (1931)
Western, Drama • 2h 3m
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, Estelle Taylor, Nance O'Neil, William Collier Jr., Roscoe Ates, George E. Stone, Stanley Fields, Robert McWade, Edna May Oliver, Judith Barrett, Eugene Jackson, Max Barwyn, Heinie Conklin, Edith Fellows, Otto Hoffman, William Janney, Bob Kortman, Frank Lackteen, Ethan Laidlaw, Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Parrish, Carl Stockdale, Arthur Tovey, Hank Potts
Best English-friendly & video release · updated 1 year ago
Overview
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.
Director: John Ford
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Warner Archive Blu-ray is 4K restoration from nitrate projection elements
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Frank Capra
Director: William Dieterle
Director: David Butler
Video format: Only Unofficial Sources
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The DVD isn't an official one, and according to a user review on Amazon:
This DVD comes from Archive.org, where the movie can be viewed for free. The original source, comes from the Fox Movie Channel
Kino Lorber Blu-ray good scan but has significantly boosted contrast
Director: Wesley Ruggles
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Indicator Blu-ray minimally better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film10/blu-ray_review_158/mae_west_in_hollywood_1932-1943_blu-ray.htm
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Kino Lorber Carole Lombard Collection I Blu-ray
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Lloyd Bacon
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Garson Kanin
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Only Streaming has 1080p
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