2 Movies Directed by Wesley Ruggles

Cimarron

Cimarron

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1931-02-09

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

123 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

(3310 Reviews)

Director:

Wesley Ruggles

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Edna Ferber (novel)

Howard Estabrook (screen version)

Howard Estabrook (dialogue)

Fullplot:

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.

The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1935-01-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (337 Reviews)

Director:

Wesley Ruggles

Cast:

Writer:

Claude Binyon (screenplay)

Jack Kirkland (suggested by a story by)

Melville Baker (suggested by a story by)

Fullplot:

New York stenographer Marilyn David meets Englishman Charles Gray and they fall in love. But Charles leaves town and Marilyn discovers he is a duke's son and already engaged. Marilyn confides in her platonic friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who publicizes her as the 'No Girl' who refused nobility. So Marilyn cashes in on her unwelcome notoriety by becoming a cafe entertainer; in an unexpected way, she succeeds. But can she decide between her two loves?

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