Santa Fe Passage

Santa Fe Passage
Santa Fe Passage
Directed by	William Witney
Screenplay by	Lillie Hayward
Story by	Heck Allen
Based on	Santa Fe Passage; 1952 story; by Clay Fisher
Produced by	Sidney Picker
Starring	John Payne; Faith Domergue; Rod Cameron
Cinematography	Bud Thackery
Edited by	Tony Martinelli
Music by	R. Dale Butts
Color process	Trucolor
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	May 12, 1955;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Santa Fe Passage is a 1955 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring John Payne, Faith Domergue and Rod Cameron.

Plot

Kirby Randolph (John Payne) is a veteran scout who comes to hate all Indians after being betrayed by a Kiowa chief called Satank (George Keymas), whose massacre killed many men and ruined Kirby's reputation.

Kirby and his partner Sam Beekman (Slim Pickens) are offered work by Jess Griswold (Rod Cameron), who believes a man deserves a second chance. Kirby immediately demands that an old Indian woman, Ptewaquin (Irene Tedrow), be ordered off the wagon train, but her young companion Aurelie St. Clair (Faith Domergue) refuses to part ways with her.

Aurelie has a half-interest in a shipment of ammunition being delivered to Mexican soldiers. The antagonism between her and Kirby changes to a mutual attraction after Kirby heroically saves several lives along the trail.

Jess, who also loves Aurelie, picks a fight with Kirby by disclosing that the girl is a "half-breed." The two men's differences are forgotten during an attack by Satank's men. A broken leg slows Jess, who volunteers to remain behind and keep fighting while the others escape.

Kirby ends up face-to-face with Satank, who is about to kill him when the old woman, Ptewaquin, saves him by killing the Indian chief at the cost of her own life. Kirby discovers that the woman was Aurelie's mother. His hatred gone, he and Aurelie plan to be married in the manner of her mother's people.

Cast

John Payne as Kirby Randolph
Faith Domergue as Aurelie St. Clair
Rod Cameron as Jess Griswold
Slim Pickens as Sam Beekman
Irene Tedrow as Ptewaquin
George Keymas as Chief Satank
Leo Gordon as Tuss McLawery
Anthony Caruso as Chavez

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Snow Canyon State Park.^[1]

References

^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton: Gibbs Smith. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-4236-0587-4. Wikidata Q123575108.

External links

Santa Fe Passage at IMDb
Santa Fe Passage at AllMovie
Santa Fe Passage at the TCM Movie Database
Santa Fe Passage at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Santa Fe Passage film clip on YouTube

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[1] D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton: Gibbs Smith. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-4236-0587-4. Wikidata Q123575108.

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