After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.
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| Randolph Scott | ... |
Britt Canfield
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| Janis Carter | ... |
Judith Chandler
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| Jerome Courtland | ... |
Terry Canfield
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Peter M. Thompson | ... |
Tom Canfield
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| John Archer | ... |
Clint Canfield
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| Warner Anderson | ... |
Dave Baxter
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| Roy Roberts | ... |
Cole Sanders
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| Billy House | ... |
Luke Plummer
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| Olin Howland | ... |
Dan Dugan
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| Allene Roberts | ... |
Ella Sue Canfield
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| Jock Mahoney | ... |
Crake
(as Jock O'Mahoney)
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| Harry Cording | ... |
Moose Legrande
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| Sven Hugo Borg | ... |
'Swede' Swanstrom
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| Frank Ferguson | ... |
Marshal Bat Masterson
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| Irving Pichel | ... |
Harned
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| Harry Tyler | ... |
Rusty
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| Chief Thundercloud | ... |
Chief Longfeather
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| Paul E. Burns | ... |
Uncle Dick Wootton
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| Victor Adamson | ... |
RR Worker (uncredited)
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Emile Avery | ... |
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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| Chris Willow Bird | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Phil Bloom | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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| Rudy Bowman | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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Roy Butler | ... |
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
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| Lane Chandler | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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| Heinie Conklin | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Richard Cramer | ... |
Missouri Bartender (uncredited)
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| Edgar Dearing | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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| Charles Evans | ... |
Stevenson (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Man at Railroad Dedication (uncredited)
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Budd Fine | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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Charles Fogel | ... |
Fiddle Contest Spectator (uncredited)
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Dick Fortune | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Jack Gordon | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| William Haade | ... |
Union Veteran (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Gang Member (uncredited)
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Lars Hensen | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Reed Howes | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| Jack Kenny | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| James Kirkwood | ... |
Surveyor (uncredited)
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| Al Kunde | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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Richard LaMarr | ... |
Saloon Worker (uncredited)
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Art Loeb | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| Jim Mason | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| Louis Mason | ... |
Fiddle Contest Bettor (uncredited)
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| Merrill McCormick | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Francis McDonald | ... |
Corporal Fletcher Murphy (uncredited)
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| Charles Meredith | ... |
Official in Santa Fe (uncredited)
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| Robert Milasch | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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| Joe Phillips | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| Ralph Sanford | ... |
Fiddle Contest Bettor (uncredited)
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| Phil Schumacher | ... |
Man Rusty Can't Describe (uncredited)
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| Scott Seaton | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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George Sherwood | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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| Paul Stanton | ... |
Col. Cyrus K. Holliday (uncredited)
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| Jack Stoney | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Kansas Bartender (uncredited)
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| William Tannen | ... |
Henry, the Telegrapher (uncredited)
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| Harry Tenbrook | ... |
Missouri Saloon Barfly (uncredited)
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| Jack Tornek | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| Blackie Whiteford | ... |
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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| Guy Wilkerson | ... |
Depot Clerk (uncredited)
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Chalky Williams | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Irving Pichel | ||
Written by
| Kenneth Gamet | ... | (screenplay) |
| Donald G. Payne | ... | (novel) (as James Marshall) |
| Louis Stevens | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Harry Joe Brown | ... | producer |
Music by
| Paul Sawtell | ... | (musical score) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Lawton Jr. | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gene Havlick | ||
Editorial Department
| Francis Cugat | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Walter Holscher | ||
Set Decoration by
| Frank Tuttle | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sam Nelson | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Frank Goodwin | ... | sound engineer |
Stunts
| Fred Carson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Richard Farnsworth | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Jock Mahoney | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double Randolph Scott (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| Bob Morgan | ... | stunt double: Randolph Scott (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parker | ... | stunt double: Roy Roberts (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director |
| Herschel Burke Gilbert | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Max Reese | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Herbert Stewart | ... | assistant to producer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1951) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1951) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Christiaan van der Ree (1951) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1951) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1951) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1955) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1955) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Columbia Pictures Home Video (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Television (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "The Randolph Scott Collection")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
After the Civil War four brothers who fought for the South head west. Yanks are building the Santa Fe Railroad and one of the brothers joins them. The other three still hold their hatred of the North and join up with those trying to stop the railroad's completion. The one brother unsuccessfully tries to keep the other brothers out of trouble but eventually has to join the posse that is after them.
Written by Maurice VanAuken |
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| Taglines | BEYOND FORBIDDEN FRONTIERS...Iron men forge a path of steel for "The Iron Horse!" (original poster) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | After the Indian chief ran the train, Scott told the chief someday they will name a train after him. They did: the Santa Fe Super Chief. See more » |
| Goofs | The narration says Lincoln said "with malice toward none, with charity towards all" at Gettysburg. The quote is from his second inaugural address delivered at the capitol. See more » |