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Review - Cimarron (1931)
Delorted - wrote on 11/16/2007
In the late 1800’s, Yancey Cravat (Richard Dix) decided to take his wife Sabra (Irene Dunne) and go west to found a newspaper company. His fight against prejudice is told in the Best Picture winning film, “Cimarron.”
First of all I want to say that I understood the message of this movie. I didn’t think it was racist like apparently many do. I think it was exactly the opposite, fighting against racism and prejudice. That being said, I can tell you how much I don’t like this movie.
Richard Dix is a terrible actor. Even on the stage he sounds and looks like he would be horrible. He overacts every line, as does his hair. Irene Dunne is better, but still nothing too exciting. There really isn’t any acting in the film worth mentioning.
I did find myself entranced by some …
