Western

Santa Fe

- BEYOND FORBIDDEN FRONTIERS...Iron men forge a path of steel for "The Iron Horse!"

After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.

Release Date : 1951-04-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Britt Canfield

Original Name : Randolph Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judith Chandler

Original Name : Janis Carter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Terry Canfield

Original Name : Jerome Courtland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Canfield

Original Name : Peter M. Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clint Canfield

Original Name : John Archer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave Baxter

Original Name : Warner Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cole Sanders

Original Name : Roy Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luke Plummer

Original Name : Billy House

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dan Dugan

Original Name : Olin Howland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ella Sue Canfield

Original Name : Allene Roberts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Crake

Original Name : Jock Mahoney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moose Legrande

Original Name : Harry Cording

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Swede' Swanstrom

Original Name : Sven Hugo Borg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marshal Bat Masterson

Original Name : Frank Ferguson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harned

Original Name : Irving Pichel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rusty

Original Name : Harry Tyler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Longfeather

Original Name : Chief Thundercloud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle Dick Wootton

Original Name : Paul E. Burns

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Captain Canfield is a good man in a fight, I ought to know. Santa Fe is directed by Irving Pichel and adapted to screenplay by Kenneth Gamet from the James Marshall novel and a story by Louis Stevens. It stars Randolph Scott, Janis Carter, Peter M. Thompson, Jerome Courtland and John Archer. A Technicolor production, it's photographed by Charles Lawton Jr. Story is set following the American Civil war and finds Scott as Britt Canfield, one of four ex-Confederate brothers heading West for a new life. While Britt finds honest employment on the Santa Fe railroad, his brothers veer towards the other side of the law. A routine Western boosted by some quality set pieces and a well crafted script. Watchable from the off, film follows a true course whilst launching off narratively from the bitterness still felt by those who were on opposite sides of the war. It pitches Scott front and centre as the stoic character fending off all sorts of challenges, challenges that come courtesy of Indians, rival companies and his own kin! The acting around Scott is pretty average, though the comic relief from Billy House & Olin Howland is most appealing, while it would have been nice to have some more imposing scenery filling out the screen. All told it's a safe recommendation to Western fans, even if ultimately it's not a genre film to revisit often. 6/10