Santa Fe
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Irving Pichel
Written by	Louis Stevens
Screenplay by	Kenneth Gamet
Based on	Santa Fe, The Railroad That Built an Empire 1945 novel by James Vance Marshall
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Starring	Randolph Scott
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Music by	Paul Sawtell
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Scott-Brown Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 1, 1951 (1951-04-01)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,075,000 (US rentals)[1]

Santa Fe is a 1951 American Western film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Randolph Scott. The film is based on the novel Santa Fe by James Vance Marshall.

Plot

The film opens in northwest Missouri (near "Mound City, Missouri") in 1867. 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

• Randolph Scott 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
• Roy Roberts 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.