▁with ▁C imar ron , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Western s ▁to ▁handle ▁sound ▁well . ▁Film ▁critic ▁E manuel ▁Le vy ▁gives ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁B + , ▁not ing ▁that ▁Cooper ▁showed ▁moral ▁conflict ▁similar ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁film ▁High ▁No on ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁which ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁poor ▁maintenance , ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁only ▁surv iving ▁copies ▁of ▁The ▁Virgin ian ▁were ▁of ▁poor ▁audio ▁and ▁visual ▁quality ; ▁E der ▁describes ▁them ▁as ▁being ▁" a ▁ch ore ▁to ▁watch ". ▁The ▁alternative ▁for ▁most ▁aud ien ces ▁was ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁adaptation . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁became ▁more ▁widely ▁available . ▁Another ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁novel , ▁a ▁television ▁series , ▁ran ▁for ▁nine ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁sh aped ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁cow bo ys ▁as ▁ch ival r ous , ▁slow - t alk ing ▁yet ▁t ough ▁characters . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁American ▁Film ▁Institute ▁in ▁these ▁lists : ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁A FI ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Years ... 1 0 0 ▁Hero es ▁& ▁Villa ins : ▁ ▁The ▁Virgin ian ▁– ▁N omin ated ▁Hero ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁A FI ' s ▁