Santa Fe Trail
“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.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.
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Cast
80 people
Errol Flynn
Jeb Stuart
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain Blood
Guinn Williams
Windy Brody
Olivia de Havilland
Kit Carson Holliday
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Raymond Massey
John Brown
Known for
East of Eden
Things to Come
Ronald Reagan
George Custer
Known for
Dark Victory
The Killers
Alan Hale
Tex Bell
Known for
It Happened One Night
The Adventures of Robin Hood
William Lundigan
Bob Holliday
Known for
The House on Telegraph Hill
Pinky
Van Heflin
Rader
Known for
Shane
3:10 to Yuma
Gene Reynolds
Jason Brown
Known for
Boys Town
The Country Girl
Henry O'Neill
Cyrus Brody
Known for
The Reckless Moment
Jezebel
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Windy Brody
Known for
City Girl
You Only Live Once
Alan Baxter
Oliver Brown
Known for
Saboteur
The Set-Up
Michael Curtiz Director · Robert Buckner Screenplay Max Steiner Composer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $1.1M · United States release December 20, 1940
Box office
Budget
$1,115,000
Worldwide gross
$2,533,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 13, 1940
Premiere · Santa Fe, New Mexico
United States · December 20, 1940
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
December 28, 1940 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 6, 1947 · Theatrical
Germany
July 16, 1959 · Theatrical
Japan
October 18, 1948 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 20, 1940 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 28, 1940 · Theatrical
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