Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

 Cast: Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
, Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
, Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
, Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

 Cast: Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn
, Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
, Raymond Massey
Raymond Massey
, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
, Alan Hale
Alan Hale

DVD (Black & White)

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Overview

"Santa Fe Trail, Errol Flynn's third western, has precisely nothing to do with the titular trail. Instead, the film is a simplistic retelling of the John Brown legend, with Raymond Massey playing the famed abolitionist. The events leading up to the bloody confrontation between Brown and the US Army at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, are treated in a painstakingly even-handed fashion: Brown's desire to free the slaves is ""right"" but his methods are ""wrong."" Whenever the leading characters are asked about their own feelings towards slavery, the response is along the noncommittal lines of ""A lot of people are asking those questions,"" ""I don't have the answer to that,"" and so forth. Before we get to the meat of the story, we are treated to a great deal of byplay between West Point graduates Jeb Stuart (Flynn) and George Armstrong Custer (Ronald Reagan), who carry on a friendly rivalry over the affections of one Kit Carson Halliday (Olivia DeHavilland). Just so we know that the picture is meant to be a follow-up to Warners' Dodge City and Virginia City, Flynn is saddled with Alan Hale and ""Big Boy"" Williams, his comic sidekicks from those earlier films. Despite its muddled point of view, Santa Fe Trail is often breathtaking entertainment, excitingly staged by director Michael Curtiz. The film's public domain status has made Santa Fe Trail one of the most easily accessible of Errol Flynn's Warner Bros. vehicles."

Product Details

Release Date: 09/24/2002
UPC: 0089218606495
Original Release: 1940
Rating: NR
Source: Alpha Video
Presentation: [B&W]
Language: English
Time: 1:39:00
Sales rank: 53,076

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Errol Flynn Jeb Stuart
Olivia de Havilland Kit Carson Halliday
Raymond Massey John Brown
Ronald Reagan George Armstrong Custer
Alan Hale Barefoot Brody,Telegraph Operator
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Tex Bell
Van Heflin Rader
Henry O'Neill Cyrus Holliday
William Lundigan Bob Holliday
John Litel Harlan
Gene Reynolds Jason Brown
Alan Baxter Oliver Brown
Moroni Olsen Robert E. Lee
Erville Alderson Jefferson Davis
Susan Peters Charlotte Davis
Charles D. Brown Maj. Sumner
David Bruce Phil Sheridan
Frank Wilcox James Longstreet
William Marshall George Pickett
George Haywood John Hood
Russell Simpson Shubel Morgan,Samson
Joe Sawyer Kitzmiller
Hobart Cavanaugh Barber Doyle
Spencer Charters Conductor
Ward Bond Townley
Wilfred Lucas Weiner
Charles Middleton Gentry,Gentry
Russell Hicks J. Boyce Russell
Cliff Clark Instructor
Harry Strang Sergeant
Emmett Vogan Lieutenant
Selmer Jackson Officer,Actor
Joseph Crehan Officer
William Hopper Officer
Clinton Rosemond Black
Bernice Pilot Black
Libby Taylor Black
Mildred Gover Black
Roy Barcroft Engineer
Frank Mayo Engineer
Grace Stafford Farmer's Wife
Louis Jean Heydt Farmer
Lane Chandler Adjutant,Guard
Richard Kipling Army Doctor
Jack Mower Surveyor
Trevor Bardette Agitator
Nestor Paiva Agitator
Mira McKinney Woman
Harry Cording Burned Out Townsman
James Farley Man
Alan Bridge Man,Actor
Eddy Waller Man
John Meyer Workman
Maris Wrixon Girl
Lucia Carroll Girl
Mildred Coles Girl
Georgia Caine Officer's Wife
Theresa Harris Maid
Jess Lee Brooks Doorman
Edmund Cobb Guard
Edward Peil Sr. Guard
Edward Hearn Guard
Victor Kilian Dispatch Rider
Alec Proper Townsman
Neal Dodd Minister
Lafe McKee Minister
Addison Richards Sheriff
Alan Hale Jr. Tex Bell
Arthur Aylesworth Actor
Henry Hall Abolitionist
Walter Soderling Actor
Luis Alberni Actor
Mitzi Green Actor
Alan Hale Sr. Actor
Max Steiner Composer

Technical Credits
Michael Curtiz Director
Robert Buckner Screenwriter
Robert Fellows Producer
Byron Haskin Special Effects
H.F. Koenekamp Special Effects
Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer,Producer
Robert B. Lee Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Jack Warner Producer
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