It depicts the battle of fort leavenworth, aka bloody kansas, during the days leading up to the civil war. Santa fe trail may not be great filmmaking, but it succeeds in what it sets out to accomplish and is generally satisfying viewing. Michael curtiz, director of casablanca, the adventures of robin hood, white christmas, mildred pierce, virginia city, fours a crowd, captain blood, and the walking dead, delivers santa fe trail. The major stars turn in a good performance for the times. A year later flynn would play custer in they died with their boots on 1941. Flynn body of work, but this copy of santa fe trail is similar watching a water ballet.
Santa fe trail 1940 errol flynn part 12 dailymotion video. But anyway, i saw santa fe trail for the first time when i was a teenager, and i didnt care much for it. Probably not the best movie of the various stars but its one that has survived and is still known. The film was one of the topgrossing films of the year, and the seventh flynnde. Santa fe trail was one of only two films shown in the vitasound process the other was four wives 1939. Santa fe trail this frontier drama is set in precivil war kansas during john browns antislavery raids. Santa fe trail 1940 official trailer errol flynn, ronald reagan.
In 1854, jeb stuart, george custer and other graduates from west point are posted to kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to santa fe can resume. Errol leslie flynn was born on 20 june 1909 in battery point, a suburb of hobart, tasmania, australia. The events leading up to the bloody confrontation between brown and the us army at harpers ferry, virginia, are treated in a. Santa fe trail 1940 stream and watch online moviefone.
Written by robert buckner, the film is about the abolitionist john brown and his fanatical attacks on. Dec 9, 2012 costumed eyecandy of the day, classics edition. Father of star pays his first visit to hollywood july his father was a marine biologist he brought the first platypuses to the uk. It follows the lives of several west point graduates of the 1850s, who are destined all too soon to become famous, as they are posted to kansas territory and meet up with the notorious john brown.
Errol flynn, in full errol leslie thomson flynn, born june 20, 1909, hobart, tasmania, australiadied october 14, 1959, vancouver, british columbia, canada, australian actor who was celebrated as the screens foremost swashbuckler. This was the 2nd movie in oscarwinner michael curtizs western trilogy starring errol fynn, which also included. Santa fe trail 1940 official trailer errol flynn, ronald reagan western movie hd welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault. Santa fe trail is the 24th flynn movie that i have now seen. Stuart and ronald reagan as george custer who are sent to fort leavenworth in the kansas territory and there encounter the militant abolitionist john brown played by raymond. Great hollywood legends quotes in 1942, flynn became an american citizen and applied to join the armed services but was found unfit due to several health problems. Santa fe trail, errol flynn, 1940 by everett classic film. The untrue story, has something to do with that, too.
Does anyone know why this alist film fell into public domain and why wont warner bros. It is no more historical than flynn and curtiss robin hood. Santa fe trail 1940 adventure, biography, drama video. Real vintage photograps front view click image to enlargerear view click image to enlarge title. After graduating from west point, jeb stuart errol flynn and george custer ronald reagan are both stationed to fort leavenworth in kansas. Yet even there, brown has his hypocritical moments when hes quite ready to let a barn full of recent runaway slaves burn down so he can kill errol flynn. Santa fe trail 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Santa fe trail, errol flynns third western, has precisely nothing to do with the titular trail. Errol flynn hollywoods greatest swashbuckler led a much. This sweeping tale costars raymond massey, alan hale. I have tried to download all the versions you have this murky mess and none of them is very clear. Flynn was the son of a prominent australian marine biologist and zoologist.
Santa fe trail 1940 errol flynn part 12 video dailymotion. Real vintage photograps front view click image to enlarge rear view click image to enlarge title. Santa fe trail 1940 official trailer errol flynn, ronald reagan western movie hd welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault channel. Santa fe trail, errol flynn s third western, has precisely nothing to do with the titular trail. Santa fe trail, errol flynns third western, is a simplistic retelling of the john brown legend, with raymond massey playing the famed abolitionist. Written by robert buckner, the film is about the abolitionist john brown and his fanatical attacks on slavery as a prelude to the american civil war. An interesting 1940 western, though as others have noted it takes considerable liberties with history and biography. The story is based around the bloody confrontation between brown and the us army at harpers ferry, virginia, where brown is trying to free the slaves. Flynn is his everdashing self as he appears at west point.
I was expecting a cowboy movie, for one thing, and this isnt really a cowboy movie. Where trailers from the past, from recent to long ago. Errol flynn in santa fe trail 1940 raymond massey and addison richards in santa fe. Watch santa fe trail online stream full movie directv. Santa fe trail 1940 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Stuart, fresh out of west point and now stationed at fort leavenworth in the kansas territory, the starting point of the westward santa fe trail. I would love to see errol flynns santa fe trail 1940 restored and issued on bluray, but a decent print is hard to find even on dvd. Mar 16, 2020 errol flynn, in full errol leslie thomson flynn, born june 20, 1909, hobart, tasmania, australiadied october 14, 1959, vancouver, british columbia, canada, australian actor who was celebrated as the screens foremost swashbuckler. Jeb stuart errol flynn, santa fe trail image from stay safe and healthy. The politics are hard to swallow in this day and age. Stuart and george armstrong custer compete for the hand of kit carson holliday.
Watch santa fe trail starring errol flynn in this western on directv. Its actually a precivil war story about newly minted cavalry officers with famous names fighting to subdue bloody kansas. Once there, they find that the violent abolitionist john brown raymond massey has laid waste to the state, killing anyone who gets in the way of his antislavery crusade. Santa fe trail is a western dealing with the precivil war period of kansas and john browns raids. Santa fe trail errol flynn hitting a man boxing very rare ebay. Santa fe trail 1940 errol flynn john wayne message. Oct, 2015 santa fe trail 1940 is one of the most unusual old hollywood westerns.
The santa fe trail has very little to do with this movie. The events leading up to the bloody confrontation between brown and the us army at harpers ferry, virginia, are treated in a painstakingly evenhanded fashion. This western is a simplistic retelling of the john brown legend. It states that the nonuniformity in the tone of the movie affected it, notwithstanding the artistic quality. This vintage original still shows a very rare photo of errol flynn on the right hitting a man. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Instead, the film is a simplistic retelling of the john brown legend, with raymond massey playing the famed abolitionist. His mother was born lily mary young, but shortly after marrying theodore at st johns church of england, birchgrove, sydney, on 23 january 1909, she changed her first. Santa fe trail errol flynn hitting a man boxing very.
This was the 2nd movie in oscarwinner michael curtizs western trilogy starring errol fynn, which also included dodge city 1939 and virginia city 1940. Santa fe trail 1940 adventure, biography, drama film gorillas. His father, theodore thomson flynn, was a lecturer 1909 and later professor 1911 of biology at the university of tasmania. Although the movie was released in 1940 we think this photo is from the 1960s.
Errol flynn plays jeb stuart, with ronald reagan playing george armstrong custer. Santa fe trail is a film in which the title really doesnt seem to have much relation to what happens in the movie, which concerns a group of newly commissioned officers from west point including errol flynn as j. Santa fe trail errol flynn hitting a man boxing very rare. I would love to see errol flynn s santa fe trail 1940 restored and issued on bluray, but a decent print is hard to find even on dvd. Written by robert buckner, the film is about the abolitionist john brown and his campaign against slavery prior to the american civil war. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. She certainly errol flynn and ronald reagan as george a. This was particularly hazardous country at the time, because abolitionist john brown raymond massey was conducting violent raids along the trail. If people remember anything at all about santa fe trail today it is raymond massey as the fanatical john brown.
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