Overview of over the santa fe trail, 1947, directed by ray nazzaro, with ken curtis, jennifer holt, guy kibbee, at turner classic movies. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. This bundle contains 11 readytouse santa fe trail worksheets that are perfect for students who want to learn more about the santa fe trail which was a commercial route connecting missouri and santa fe, new mexico from 1821 to 1880. In this visionary historical drama set in the days leading up to the civil war, errol flynn portrays 1854 west point cadet james ewell brown jeb stuart who, along with fellow cadet george. Santa fe trail is a greenway mountain bike trail in colorado springs, colorado. 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. Creation chips restored version in beautiful color. Raymond massey is john brown and portrays this man who fought against slavery, but was also a terrorist. In the years following the civil war, britt canfield randolph scott, one of four exconfederate brothers, heads west for a new life. The trail is mostly flat, except for a long incline beginning at the abandoned trestle about 34 mile from the lake. The santa fe trail association is composed of people of all ages and walks of life who are bound together by an interest in the fascinating saga of the trail, and an interest in preserving its many physical traces and landmarks that still exist upon the face of the american west. Santa fe trail 1940 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
During your visit to northeastern new mexico,enjoy the scenic beauty while taking part in the many outdoor recreational opportunities along the santa fe trail. Travelers faced many hardships along the santa fe trail. Rent, buy or watch santa fe trail movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. Cate blanchett is compelling as antifeminist leader full of. Santa fe trail kansapedia kansas historical society. Santa fe trail highway to the southwest legends of america. Holliday who hopes to extend his railroad into new mexico along the santa fe trail. Discover the trail over time with this series of maps. Santa fe trail is a 1940 historical romantic movie about the capture of john brown at harpers ferry, virginia. In 1880 a railroad reached santa fe, and the use of the santa fe trail declined. Jeb stuart errol flynn and west pointers go to kansas to stop john brown raymond massey. While the union troops pursue brown and his followers, stuart and custer vie for the affections of kit carson holliday, the daughter of transportation magnate cyrus k.
The santa fe trail has very little to do with this movie. Mark schumann is a santa febased photographer offering private halfday, full day, and multipleday photo tours in and around taos, santa fe, along the turquoise trail, and the albuquerque area. The santa fe trail, john brown, and the coming of the civil war, film and history volume xiii, number 2, 1983. The route played a major role in bringing people, goods, and ideas to and from santa fe for the next 59. Today, part of the route has been designated as a national scenic byway. John hood, will all become leader sin the military, but will fight against each other. You have to cross a few intersections with either stop signs or full traffic signals the farther south you go. Ride clear of diablo western 1954 audie murphy dan duryea susan cabot free full movie duration. Opened in 1821 by trader william becknell of franklin, missouri the santa fe trail was first an international highway of trade and supply to the southwest. Santa fe trail 1940 american movie errol flynn, olivia. Im sorry to tell you this, but there is no scene in this movie that takes place any closer to santa fe than kansas. She will talk about enduring legacies of the santa fe trail the santa fe trail bound people from all walks of life, economic backgrounds and from all parts of new mexico with travelers from missouri.
The trail runs through missouri, kansas, oklahoma, colorado, and. Santa fe trail 1940 is one of the most unusual old hollywood westerns. The santa fe trail is billed as a western thriller, but it offers an excellent historical novel that retold the legend of john brown. 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.
Not only did he know to use a hoof pick to clean out his horses feet, but he knew to hold each of the horses legs between his knees the way the. The last chance store of the santa fe trail association. See the full list of santa fe trail cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Written by robert buckner, the film is about the abolitionist john brown and his campaign against slavery prior to the american civil war. Santa fe trail mountain bike trail in colorado springs. The story of jeb stewart, 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.
These unique new type of films are all called michaelangelos and more can be found at. On this trail unlike the oregon trail, there was a serious danger of native american attacks, for neither the comanches nor the apaches of southern high plains tolerated trespassers. Santa fe trail movie simple english wikipedia, the. Immerse yourself in the fascinating history and archeology, shop for antiques, visit a local museum,library or art gallery, savor a cup of espresso, or enjoy a live performance or movie at one of the many historical. 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. Santa fe trail guide pawnee rock to fort dodge santa fe trail guide fort dodge to cimarron santa fe trail guide fort larned old guard fort larned nhs cimarron to elkhart santa fe trail guide ford county, kansas santa fe trail guide aubry cutoff in depth study wet route auto tour franklin, mo to santa fe aerial photos southwest.
William becknell opened up the santa fe trail, between the missouri river and the mexican provincial capital of santa fe, in the fall of 1821. Santa fe trail 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The santa fe trail was the most important route to the west from the missouri river to santa fe, mexico, before the era of the railroads. I got the impression that reagan was an accomplished horseman when i saw a brief film clip somewhere of him grooming one of his horses at his ranch in california and going out for a trail ride. An enormously interesting movie due to the realism with which it was directed and acted. It was used extensively by traders, freighters, those headed to pikes peak, and the military from its survey by the federal government in 1825 until the 1870s.
Knopf on allmovie paramount star richard arlen heads a strong cast. Follow the santa fe national historic trail through five states and youll find adventure and evidence of past travelers who made this remarkable trip before you. Santa fe trail was the first of many westerns with civil war characters or plots designed to build american nationalism. The trail was a challenging 900 miles 1,400 km of arid plains, desert and mountains. New santa fe regional trail colorado springs 2020 all. Jeb stuart, his love interest kit carson, his friend general custer, and abolitionist john brown help set the stage for the outbreak of civil war. During 1980, not only was it my privilege to observe preliminary events for the winter olympics at lake placid, new york, but also to visit the grave of the legendary john brown. Rent, buy or watch santa fe trail movie now family video. Santa fe is a 1951 american technicolor western film directed by irving pichel and starring randolph scott. The santa fe greenway trail extends from palmer park up north all the way down to fountain. These movies endeavored to unite americans of all regional, ethnic or political persuasions in order to prepare them. Stuart, george armstrong custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd cavalry, stationed at fort leavenworth. The film is based on the novel santa fe by james vance marshall.
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