Santa Fe (film)

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Santa Fe
Santa Fe 51 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Irving Pichel
Written by Louis Stevens
Screenplay byKenneth Gamet
Based onSanta 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
  • April 1, 1951 (1951-04-01)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.

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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

Director Pichel, himself an actor, also narrates the film.

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References

  1. 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952