Following the Confederacy's defeat in the Civil War, the four Canfield brothers each pursue different paths. Britt (Randolph Scott), employed as a railway engineer, finds himself working on a line heading to Santa Fe, New Mexico, under the direction of chief engineer Baxter (Warner Anderson). While he’s doing this, his brothers remain resentful toward those who fought for the Union and become involved with groups opp…

Britt Canfield’s a capable man when trouble arises—I should be aware of that. Santa Fe comes from Irving Pichel as director and Kenneth Gamet adapting the screenplay from James Marshall’s novel, with a story by Louis Stevens. Randolph Scott leads the cast alongside Janis Carter, Peter M. Thompson, Jerome Courtland, and John Archer. Presented in Technicolor and photographed by Charles Lawton Jr., the film unfolds a…