Santa Fe (film)
1951 film by Irving Pichel
- April 1, 1951 (1951-04-01)
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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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Films directed by Irving Pichel
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
- Before Dawn (1933)
- She (1935)
- The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936)
- Beware of Ladies (1936)
- Larceny on the Air (1937)
- The Sheik Steps Out (1937)
- The Duke Comes Back (1937)
- The Great Commandment (1939)
- The Man I Married (1940)
- Earthbound (1940)
- Hudson's Bay (1941)
- Dance Hall (1941)
- Secret Agent of Japan (1942)
- The Pied Piper (1942)
- Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
- The Moon Is Down (1943)
- Happy Land (1943)
- And Now Tomorrow (1944)
- A Medal for Benny (1945)
- Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
- Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
- The Bride Wore Boots (1946)
- O.S.S. (1946)
- Temptation (1946)
- They Won't Believe Me (1947)
- Something in the Wind (1947)
- The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
- Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
- Without Honor (1949)
- The Great Rupert (1950)
- Quicksand (1950)
- Destination Moon (1950)
- Santa Fe (1951)
- Martin Luther (1953)
- Day of Triumph (1954)
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