Santa Fe Trail
Seen it?1940 | 110 min | Western
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (56% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
56% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 37K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Curtiz
- Errol FlynnJeb Stuart
- Olivia de HavillandKit Carson Holliday
- Raymond MasseyJohn Brown
- Ronald ReaganGeorge Custer
- Alan HaleTex Bell
- William LundiganBob Holliday
- Van HeflinRader
- Gene ReynoldsJason Brown
- Henry O'NeillCyrus Brody
- Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsWindy Brody