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6.8/10 • 22

1951-04-011h 28m

Western

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.

Directors
Irving Pichel
Editors
Gene Havlick

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  1. Randolph Scott

    Randolph Scott

    Britt Canfield

  2. Janis Carter

    Janis Carter

    Judith Chandler

  3. Jerome Courtland

    Jerome Courtland

    Terry Canfield

  4. Peter M. Thompson

    Peter M. Thompson

    Tom Canfield

  5. John Archer

    John Archer

    Clint Canfield

  6. Warner Anderson

    Warner Anderson

    Dave Baxter

  7. Roy Roberts

    Roy Roberts

    Cole Sanders

  8. Billy House

    Billy House

    Luke Plummer

  9. Olin Howland

    Olin Howland

    Dan Dugan

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John Chard

Nov 25, 2019

6/10

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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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