Cimarron, the first Western to win Best Picture, is praised for its time-spanning narrative and the escape it provided during the Great Depression. The film's portrayal of female characters is ...
Ten best cinema directors of 1930-1931, as selected by Film Daily’s poll of 300 U. S. cinema critics: Lewis Milestone (All Quiet on the Western Front, The Front Page) Wesley Ruggles (The Sea Bat, ...