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Santa Fe Trail ()

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In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume.
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Jeb Stuart
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'Kit Carson' Holliday (as Olivia De Havilland)
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John Brown
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George Armstrong Custer
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Tex Bell
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Bob Holliday
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Rader
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Jason Brown
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Cyrus Holliday
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Windy Brody
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Oliver Brown
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Martin
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Robert E. Lee
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Phil Sheridan
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Barber Doyle
Charles D. Brown ...
Maj. Sumner
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Kitzmiller
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James Longstreet
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Townley
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Shubel Morgan
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Gentry (as Charles Middletown)
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Jefferson Davis
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Conductor
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Charlotte (as Suzanne Carnahan)
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George Pickett
George Haywood ...
John Hood
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Abolitionist at Russell's House (uncredited)
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Engineer (uncredited)
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Agitator in Palmyra (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ...
Accordionist (uncredited)
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Palmyra Townsman (uncredited)
Jess Lee Brooks ...
Doorman at Washington Party (uncredited)
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Officer's Wife at Party (uncredited)
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Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
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Armory Guard (uncredited)
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Adjutant (uncredited)
Bud Cokes ...
Cadet (uncredited)
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Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
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Workman in Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
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Officer at Washington Party (uncredited)
Jack Deery ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Preacher at Wedding (uncredited)
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Brewer - Armory Hostage (uncredited)
Mildred Gover ...
Mammy (uncredited)
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Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
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Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
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Abolitionist at Russell's House (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
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Abolitionist in Armory (uncredited)
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Dr. J. Boyce Russell (uncredited)
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Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ...
Western Boy (uncredited)
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Dispatch Rider (uncredited)
Richard Kipling ...
Army Doctor Attending Jason (uncredited)
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Weiner (uncredited)
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Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Engineer (uncredited)
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Man with Surveyor (uncredited)
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Minister (uncredited)
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Kansas Townsman (uncredited)
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Survivor at Delaware Crossing (uncredited)
John Meyer ...
Workman (uncredited)
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Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Extra in Washington Party (uncredited)
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Surveyor (uncredited)
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Abolitionist Noticing Army Horse Brand (uncredited)
Bernice Pilot ...
Hannah (uncredited)
Alex Proper ...
Townsman (uncredited)
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Black Man on Train (uncredited)
Napoleon Simpson ...
Samson (uncredited)
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Abolitionist at Russell's House (uncredited)
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Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli ...
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Black Woman (uncredited)
Ernestine Wade ...
Black Woman (uncredited)
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Workman (uncredited)
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Henchman (uncredited)
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Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
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Girl at Wedding (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Curtiz

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Robert Buckner ... (original screenplay)

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Robert Fellows ... associate producer
Hal B. Wallis ... executive producer

Music by

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Max Steiner

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Sol Polito ... director of photography

Editing by

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George Amy ... film editor

Art Direction by

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John Hughes

Costume Design by

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Milo Anderson

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Jack L. Warner ... in charge of production
Frank Mattison ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jack Sullivan ... assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert B. Lee ... sound

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Byron Haskin ... special effects
Hans F. Koenekamp ... special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp)

Stunts

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John Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Don Turner ... stunts (uncredited)
Buster Wiles ... stunt double: Van Heflin (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Cliff Shirpser ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein ... musical director
Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestral arrangements
Max Steiner ... conductor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jo Graham ... dialogue director
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Plot Summary

The story of Jeb Stuart, his romance with Kit Carson Holliday, friendship with George Custer and battles against John Brown in the days leading up to the outbreak of the American Civil War. Written by Col Needham

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Taglines America's Pioneer Heroes Come To Life ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Diary of the Santa Fe (United States)
  • La Piste de Santa Fé (France)
  • Land der Verfluchten (Germany)
  • Land der Gottlosen (Germany)
  • Karawane nach Santa Fe (Germany)
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  • 110 min
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Budget $1,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The seventh of nine movies made together by Warner Brothers' romantic couple Olivia de Havilland and Errol Flynn. See more »
Goofs The film plays fast and loose with the facts, most noticeably, the other officers who "graduate" at West Point with J.E.B. Stuart in 1854: James Longstreet (1842), George Pickett (1846), Philip Sheridan (1853), John Hood (1853), and George Custer (1861). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Legal Tender (1991). See more »
Soundtracks The Battle Hymn of the Republic See more »
Crazy Credits Opening card: "1854, THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT When the gray cradle of the American Army was only a small garrison with few cadets, but under a brilliant Commandant, named Robert E. Lee it was already building for the defense of a newly-won nation in a new world." See more »
Quotes Kit Carson Holliday: Jeb, I'm frightened. That boy is crippled for life. And that man on the train, he died for a principle. A man killed for a principle. One of them is wrong, but which one?
James Ewell Brown 'Jeb' Stuart: Who knows the answer to that, Kit. Everybody in America is trying to decide.
Kit Carson Holliday: Yes, by words from the East, and by guns from the West. But one day, the words will turn into guns.
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