Santa Fe Trail main backdrop
Santa Fe Trail main poster

Santa Fe Trail

Visit website

5.8/10 • 50

1940-12-201h 50m

Western

Where the railroad and civilization ended, the Sante Fe Trail began!

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.

Directors
Michael Curtiz
Editors
George Amy

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Errol Flynn

    Errol Flynn

    Jeb Stuart

  2. Olivia de Havilland

    Olivia de Havilland

    Kit Carson Holliday

  3. Raymond Massey

    Raymond Massey

    John Brown

  4. Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan

    George Custer

  5. Alan Hale

    Alan Hale

    Tex Bell

  6. William Lundigan

    William Lundigan

    Bob Holliday

  7. Van Heflin

    Van Heflin

    Rader

  8. Gene Reynolds

    Gene Reynolds

    Jason Brown

  9. Henry O'Neill

    Henry O'Neill

    Cyrus Brody

Reviews2

View Reviews
John Chard Avatar

John Chard

Apr 26, 2020

6/10

Errol, Ronnie and Olivia, directed by Curtiz. This is based around the story of one Jeb Stuart, a Southern born gent who would go on to become one of the South's greatest cavalrymen during the American Civil War. We follow his romance with sweetheart Kit Carson Holliday, his friendship with George Armstrong Custer, and onto his battles with abolitionist John Brown. Though it's mostly agreed these days that Santa Fe Trail has no great historical worth, it is however still a decent movie that boasts great drama, a sweet romance, and no little amount of action. Knowingly directed by the astute Michael Curtiz and featuring the acting of Errol Flynn (dashing as Stuart), Olivia de Havilland (gutsy as Carson), Ronald Reagan (solid as Custer), and Raymond Massey (acting overdrive as Brown), the picture certainly holds up well on the technical front. However, the relatively low rating on internet movie sites is of much interest to me, for being as I'm British I have no sort of conflict of interest with the actual story. Patriotic fervour booms out from the screen, but this appears to be at odds with the John Brown arc, the character's ambitions are nearly accepted as noble, creating a sort of odd coupling. I could of course be way off, but I wonder if the story doesn't sit well with some of our American friends?. Still the picture is never less than enjoyable, the great music from Max Steiner adds to the occasion and the finale is high reward for the viewers patience. 6.5/10

Media

  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster
  • Santa Fe Trail poster

Recommendations

  • Santa Fe main backdrop

    Santa Fe

    6.8

  • The Ugly Dachshund main backdrop

    The Ugly Dachshund

    6.6

  • Ride in the Whirlwind main backdrop

    Ride in the Whirlwind

    6.2

  • Along the Great Divide main backdrop

    Along the Great Divide

    7.3

  • I've Gona Viral main backdrop

    I've Gona Viral

    5.7

  • Rush Hour main backdrop

    Rush Hour

    7.0

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail main backdrop

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    7.8

  • Asterix in Britain main backdrop

    Asterix in Britain

    6.8

  • A very Sonic Christmas main backdrop

    A very Sonic Christmas

    6.8

  • Rain Man main backdrop

    Rain Man

    7.8

  • Rocky V main backdrop

    Rocky V

    5.8

  • Barbie of Swan Lake main backdrop

    Barbie of Swan Lake

    7.0

  • Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom main backdrop

    Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

    7.1

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth main backdrop

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

    6.1

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues main backdrop

    Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

    6.1

  • Twilight main backdrop

    Twilight

    6.3

  • Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia main backdrop

    Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia

    6.9

  • Toy Story 3 main backdrop

    Toy Story 3

    7.8

  • The Simpsons Movie main backdrop

    The Simpsons Movie

    7.0

  • Shrek 2 main backdrop

    Shrek 2

    7.3

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
fightslaveryfanatic