: To maintain authenticity, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway loaned a diminutive 0-4-0 locomotive known as "Little Buttercup" (Santa Fe #5) for use in the film. Critical Reception
The film's central conflict revolves around Britt's loyalty to the railroad and his duty to stop the very bandits he discovers are his own kin. Leading Cast : Randolph Scott as Britt Canfield Janis Carter as Judith Chandler
, Peter M. Thompson , and John Archer as the younger Canfield brothers Santa Fe(1951)
is a 1951 American Technicolor Western film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Randolph Scott . Produced by Columbia Pictures , it is a classic "railroad western" based on the novel Santa Fe: The Railroad That Built an Empire by James Vance Marshall . Plot Overview
: Bitter over the South's defeat, Britt's three brothers—Terry, Tom, and Clint—refuse to work for "Yankee" enterprises. They eventually find themselves on the wrong side of the law, joining outlaws who aim to sabotage the railroad's completion. : To maintain authenticity, the Atchison, Topeka and
: The film was noted for its vibrant Technicolor cinematography by Charles Lawton Jr. . Though set in Kansas and New Mexico, it was primarily filmed in California and Arizona .
: The eldest brother who chooses an honest path by working as a construction supervisor for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . Thompson , and John Archer as the younger
Set in the immediate aftermath of the , the story follows the four Canfield brothers from Virginia who head West to seek a new life.