The Santa Fe Trail | |
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Directed by | Otto Brower Edwin H. Knopf |
Screenplay by | Sam Mintz Edward E. Paramore Jr. |
Based on | Spanish Acres>br>1925 novel by Hal George Evarts |
Starring | Richard Arlen Rosita Moreno Eugene Pallette |
Edited by | Verna Willis |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Santa Fe Trail is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film, directed by Otto Brower and Edwin H. Knopf, released by Paramount Pictures, and starring Richard Arlen, Rosita Moreno, and Eugene Pallette. [1] The film was an adaptation of Hal George Evarts's 1925 novel, Spanish Acres. [2]
A sheepherder has to clear his name after being erroneously accused of murdering an Indian. Two children who saw the killing come to his aid. [3]
In addition to Brower and Knopf as directors, Sam Mintz and Edward E. Paramore Jr. were writers. David Abel was director of photography, Verna Willis was film editor, and Earl Hayman was recording engineer. [2]
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