| Santa Fe | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Irving Pichel |
| Written by | Louis Stevens |
| Screenplay by | Kenneth Gamet |
| Based on | Santa Fe, The Railroad That Built an Empire 1945 novel by James Vance Marshall |
| Produced by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Starring | Randolph Scott |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Gene Havlick |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Scott-Brown Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,075,000 (US rentals) [1] |
Santa Fe is a 1951 American Western film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Randolph Scott. The film is based on the novel Santa Fe by James Vance Marshall.
Plot
The film opens in northwest Missouri (near " Mound City, Missouri") in 1867. In the years following the Civil War, Britt Canfield, one of four ex- Confederate brothers, heads west for a new life. Britt accepts a job with the Santa Fe Railway, whilst his three brothers find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Britt is eventually obliged to bring his brothers to justice, but the real man behind their criminal activities is gambling boss Cole Sanders.
Cast
- Randolph Scott as Brit Canfield
- Janis Carter as Judith Chandler
- Jerome Courtland as Terry Canfield
- Peter M. 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 Canfield
Director Pichel, himself an actor, also narrates the film.
See also
References
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
External links
- Santa Fe at IMDb
- Randolph Scott at IMDb
- Santa Fe at AllMovie
- Santa Fe at the TCM Movie Database
- Santa Fe at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- Cultural depictions of Bat Masterson
- Films scored by Paul Sawtell
- Films based on British novels
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