Santa Fe Trail

Focused more on staunch abolitionist John Brown than on the titular transportation route, this frontier drama set in pre-Civil War Kansas follows Brown's anti-slavery raids as a prelude to the Civil War. Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan star as Major General Jeb Stuart and General George Armstrong Custer, respectively, vying for the love of railroad executive's daughter Kit Carson Holliday (Olivia de Havilland). Sweeping WB tale directed by Michael Curtiz co-stars William Lundigan, Alan Hale, and Raymond Massey as Brown. 110 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.