Santa Fe Trail
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Santa Fe Trail

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

5.8 / 10 1940 1h 50mNR English
Western

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Jeb Stuart

Lead
Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Kit Carson Holliday

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

John Brown

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

George Custer

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Tex Bell

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Bob Holliday

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Rader

Gene Reynolds

Gene Reynolds

Jason Brown

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Curtiz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Santa Fe Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker