The big train to Santa Fe

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Movie
German title The big train to Santa Fe
Original title Cattle Drive
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1951
length 77 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Kurt Neumann
script Jack Natteford
Lillie Hayward
production Aaron Rosenberg
camera Maury Gertsman
cut Danny B. Landres
occupation

The great train to Santa Fe (original title: Cattle Drive , German: droving ) is an American film directed by Kurt Neumann from the year 1951. The screenplay written Jack Natteford and Lillie Hayward . The work had its world premiere on August 8, 1951 in the country where it was produced. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was first seen on the screen on February 19, 1959.

action

14-year-old Chester, son of the president of a railroad company, is a spoiled rascal and very conceited. One day when he was traveling with his father in the western United States, the train had to stop somewhere in the open. The boy gets out and moves further and further away from the railway line while hunting for a lizard. He slips on a rocky slope and slides down the slope. The whistle of the locomotive reminds him that the train is now moving on. For him, however, it is too late, he now has to submit to his fate. Once at the bottom, Chester is picked up by Dan Matthews, a cowboy , and taken to camp. There is the camp of the cowboys who are in the process of driving a herd of cattle to Santa Fé . It will take another two weeks before the goal is achieved. Chester has no choice but to blend in with the community for so long, albeit reluctantly.

Dan takes care of the stubborn boy. Again and again he has to fight his defiance and protect him from the others. Jim Currie in particular shows little understanding for the presidential boy's airs . Little by little, a cautious friendship is developing between Dan and the boy. Chester realizes that he can still learn many useful things from the cowboys.

Dan has long wanted to catch and tame a certain wild stallion. When he saw an opportunity to do so, he and his protégé took on the horse's trail, and this time everything went like clockwork. Triumphantly the two lead the stallion to the camp. When the people in the camp have gone to sleep, Chester wants to test his manhood on the wild animal. No sooner has he carefully loosened the line than the rope is torn from his hand and the horse takes flight. Jim Currie was just waiting for an opportunity like this. He can finally get back at Dan and the kid. He fires a shot, and then chaos ensues: panic breaks out in the herd. The mass of cattle starts moving and is getting faster and faster. Everything in the way will be torn down. The cowboys jump on their horses and chase after the animals. With difficulty they succeed in preventing the impending misfortune.

When the situation has calmed down again, Dan discovers that his protégé is missing. He goes on a search with a few faithful ones. Finally they find him unharmed. To Chester's great surprise, no one holds anything against him. Now the previously spoiled boy realizes what true friendship is worth. The paths then separate in Santa Fé. Chester Graham senior has been looking for his son everywhere. Now he is happy to be able to hug him again. He makes up his mind to be more there for Chester junior in the future.

Synchronization of the most important roles

role actor Dubbing voice
Dan Matthews Joel McCrea Reinhard Glemnitz
Chester Graham Junior Dean Stockwell Hans Clarin
Dallas Chill Wills Klaus W. Krause
Chester Graham senior Leon Ames Kurt Ackermann
Jim Currie Henry Brandon Christian Marshal

criticism

The lexicon of the international film is full of praise : “A magnificent western that is worth seeing for children in terms of content and form, which does entirely without brawling, beating or shooting scenes.” The Kabeleins film lexicon draws the following conclusion: “Remarkable western, the combines an exciting story with a psychologically closely observed character study and is also suitable for children in terms of content and form. "

source

Program for the film: "The New Film Program", published by the publishing house of the same name, Mannheim, No. 4276

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lexikon des Internationale Films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 1437
  2. ↑ http://www.kabeleins.de/sossehensaus/film/filmlexikon/filme/der-grosse-zug-nach-santa-fe