''Santa Fe'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Irving Pichel and starring

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. The film is based on the novel ''Santa Fe'' by James Vance Marshall.

Plot

In the years following the Civil War, Britt Canfield, one of four ex- Confederate brothers, heads west for a new life. Britt accepts a job with the Santa Fe Railway, whilst his three brothers find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Britt is eventually obliged to bring his brothers to justice, but the real man behind their criminal activities is gambling boss Cole Sanders.

Cast

as Brit Canfield * Janis Carter as Judith Chandler * Jerome Courtland as Terry Canfield * Peter M. Thompson as Tom Canfield * John Archer as Clint Canfield * Warner Anderson as Dave Baxter *

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as Cole Sanders * Billy House as Luke Plummer * Olin Howland as Dan Dugan * Allene Roberts as Ella Sue Canfield Director Pichel, himself an actor, also narrates the film.

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* * * * * 1951 films Columbia Pictures films American historical films 1950s historical films 1951 Western (genre) films Films directed by Irving Pichel American Western (genre) films Cultural depictions of Bat Masterson Films scored by Paul Sawtell Films based on British novels 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub

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