Skip to content
HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsBooksPricingAPIMCP
Catalog/Drama/Santa Fe
Santa Fe poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 57.1 / 100
1951·Drama / Western·1h 27m

SANTA FE

“BEYOND FORBIDDEN FRONTIERS...Iron men forge a path of steel for "The Iron Horse!"”

After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.

Above the Line
Irving Pichel·DirectorKenneth Gamet·ScreenplayLouis Stevens·StoryCharles Lawton Jr.·Director of PhotographyPaul Sawtell·Original Music ComposerGene Havlick·Editor
Cast
Randolph Scott·Britt CanfieldJanis Carter·Judith ChandlerJerome Courtland·Terry CanfieldPeter M. Thompson·Tom CanfieldJohn Archer·Clint CanfieldWarner Anderson·Dave BaxterRoy Roberts·Cole SandersBilly House·Luke PlummerOlin Howland·Dan DuganAllene Roberts·Ella Sue Canfield
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 2
Irving Pichel·DirectorSam Nelson·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Louis Stevens·StoryKenneth Gamet·ScreenplayJames Vance Marshall·Novel
Camera· 1
Charles Lawton Jr.·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Gene Havlick·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Paul Sawtell·Original Music ComposerFrank Goodwin·Sound EngineerMorris Stoloff·Music Director
Art & Design· 2
Walter Holscher·Art DirectionFrank Tuttle·Set Decoration
Production· 2
Harry Joe Brown·ProducerHerbert Stewart·Producer's Assistant
By the Numbers
57.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Santa Fe's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8A5E3E
#B0C4D4
#D4B38D
Mood
Rugged, Classic, Adventurous
Composition
Centered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a light-colored cowboy hat and a brown shirt with a yellow scarf around his neck is depicted from the chest up, looking slightly to the right with a se”

western
Key Elements
Cowboy HatScarf
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY IRVING PICHEL

Every catalog entry where Irving Pichel is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE DRAMA

Top-ranked films inside drama, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 1950S

The best films of the 1950s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • Watch the Demo
  • The Red List
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
  • MCP Connector
COMPANY
  • About
  • Track Record
  • Trust & Script Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • ▶YouTube
  • ◉Instagram
  • ♪TikTok
  • @Threads
  • fFacebook
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows