Movie Adaptations of Edna Ferber’s

CIMARRON

1931: Produced by RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) Pictures. Directed by Wesley Ruggles. Starring Richard Dix, Irene Dunne, and Estelle Taylor. Screenplay by Howard Estabrook. Academy Award winner for Outstanding Production, Best Writing/Adaptation, and Best Art Direction. Academy Award nominee for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Cinematography.

1960: Produced by MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Directed by Anthony Mann. Starring Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, and Arthur O’Connell. Screenplay by Arnold Schulman. Academy Award nominee for Best Art Direction (Color) and Best Sound.