Santa Fe (1951)

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The creative team of producer Harry Joe Brown and star Randolph Scott turned out some of the best westerns of the 1950s, and Santa Fe is no exception. Set in the years following the Civil War, the film casts Scott as Britt Canfield, one of four ex-Confederate brothers who head West to carve out a… More The creative team of producer Harry Joe Brown and star Randolph Scott turned out some of the best westerns of the 1950s, and Santa Fe is no exception. Set in the years following the Civil War, the film casts Scott as Britt Canfield, one of four ex-Confederate brothers who head West to carve out a new life. While his three siblings (Jerome Courtland, Peter Thompson and John Archer) cast their lot on the wrong side of the law, Britt accepts a job with the Santa Fe Railroad. Inevitably, Britt is obliged to bring his wayward brothers to justice, though he knows full well that the person responsible for their downfall is "untouchable" gambling boss Cole Sanders (Roy Roberts). In a well-staged climax, Britt squares accounts with the evil Sanders and his hulking henchman Crake (Jock O'Mahoney). Curiously, many TV prints of Santa Fe were processed with the soundtrack slightly out of sync with the action. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By: Irving Pichel
Written By: Kenneth Gamet
Genres: Western, Drama, Classics

In Theaters: Apr 1, 1951 Wide
On DVD: Sep 6, 2005

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rousing but charmless western is set soon after the Civil War.

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Cast

            Randolph Scott as Britt Canfield

            Janis Carter as Judith Chandler

            Jerome Courtland as Terry Canfield

            Peter Thompson as Tom Canfield

            John Archer as Clint Canfield

            Warner Anderson as Dave Baxter

            Roy Roberts as Cole Sanders

            Billy House as Luke Plummer

            Olin Howland as Dan Dugan

            Allene Roberts as Ella Sue

            Harry Cording as Moore Legrande

            Sven Hugo Borg as Swede Swanstrom

            Frank Ferguson as Marshal Bat Masterson

            Irving Pichel as Harned

            Harry Tyler as Rusty

            Paul E. Burns as Uncle Dick Wootton

            Stanley Blystone
            
            Roy Butler
            
            Lane Chandler
            
            Chief Thundercloud as Chief Longfeather

            Rychard Cramer
            
            Edgar Dearing
            
            Budd Fine
            
            William Haade
            
            Frank S. Hagney
            
            Chuck Hamilton
            
            Reed Howes
            
            James Kirkwood
            
            Francis McDonald
            
            Jock Mahoney as Crake

            Louis Mason
            
            Merrill McCormack
            
            Charles Meredith
            
            Ralph Sanford
            
            George Sherwood
            
            Paul Stanton
            
            Harry Tenbrook
            
            Blackie Whiteford
            
            Guy Wilkerson
            
            Frank O'Connor
            
            William Tannen
            
            Al Kunde
            
            Charles Evans
            
            James Mason
            
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