Santa Fe Trail

When Santa Fe Trail was released in 1940 it was to general critical acclaim. Though it is in no way a classic like Gone With the Wind, it's view of the coming Civil War is not too dissimilar from the... Full review

"Santa Fe Trail" is like the doubloon nailed to the mainmast in the novel "Moby Dick": how you interpret it depends on your point of view. Some viewers will see it as a tribute to the chivalrous values of the... Full review

It's so sad.I loved this movie so much as a kid. Then I grew up and found out it was all a big contrivance. It almost quashed my love for this movie.But the truth did not succeed to extinguish my... Full review

Even though this film is a jumbled mess and it does make John Brown out as his era's Osama Bin Laden, it still is a good film. Also, the fact that this film looks at some of the greatest generals... Full review

"Santa Fe Trail", a 1940 film that brought a number of rising stars together, mixes gross distortion of history with an unusual, compelling and honest confrontation with the age of slavery.Hollywood's uses (and, more often, abuses) of history fascinate me.... Full review

"Santa Fe Trail" takes place in the 1850s as the America moved toward Civil War. It's mainly about the activities of self-proclaimed slave abolitionist John Brown and his efforts to provoke a war between the North and South.The film begins... Full review

Santa Fe Trail may not be great filmmaking, but it succeeds in what it sets out to accomplish and is generally satisfying viewing. Errol Flynn stars as J.E.B. Stuart, fresh out of West Point and now stationed at Fort Leavenworth... Full review

The two stars of this film, Ronald Reagan and Errol Flynn show an easy grace, a comfort before the camera, and an abundance of charm. They're both good actors, though not great. Flynn of course, with his English accent, seems... Full review

I am descended from Confederates and I've never allowed current mores to interfere with my enjoyment of a movie like, for instance, Gone With The Wind. However, I must acknowledge that this particular example of pro-slavery dreck is one of... Full review

I COULD call this "a typical rousing Hollywood actioner" - but I won't. This is an insidious movie that pollutes History even more than normal Hollywood fare. It had nothing to do with "The Santa Fe Trail", but dealt with... Full review

Despite its muddled point of view, Santa Fe Trail is often breathtaking entertainment, excitingly staged by director Michael Curtiz . Instead, the film is a simplistic retelling of the John Brown legend, with Raymond Massey playing the famed abolitionist. ... Full Review

Despite its muddled point of view, Santa Fe Trail is often breathtaking entertainment, excitingly staged by director Michael Curtiz . Instead, the film is a simplistic retelling of the John Brown legend, with Raymond Massey playing the famed abolitionist. ... Full Review

Despite its muddled point of view, Santa Fe Trail is often breathtaking entertainment, excitingly staged by director Michael Curtiz. Instead, the film is a simplistic retelling of the John Brown legend, with Raymond Massey playing the famed abolitionist. ... Full Review

Carlos Sanchez, 38, who says he was saved eight months ago, has taken it a step further. Beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday, the Colorado Springs resident planned to walk more than 17 miles on the Santa Fe Trail, from Palmer... ... Full Article

Turner Classic Movies said Monday it plans to pay tribute to late actor and former U.S. President Ronald Reagan next month. Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, has agreed to join TCM host Robert Osborne for the monthlong festival and is expected... ... Full Article