Santa Fe Passage (1955) DVD-R

Starring John Payne, Faith Domergue, Rod Cameron, Slim PIckens, Leo
Gordon
Directed by William Witney

Print: color
Runtime: 91 min.
Genre: western
Print Quality: B

Scout and wagon-train guide Kirby Randolph (John Payne) hates all
Indians, particularly Kiowa Chief Satank (George Keymas), whose
massacre of an entire wagon-train of settlers led by Kirby, has led to his
ostracism and neither he nor his pal Sam Beekman (Slim Pickens) can get
jobs. Aurelie St. Clair (Faith Domergue), who owns half of an ammunition
shipment for sale in Santa Fe to Mexican insurrectionaries, protests
when he partner Jess Griswold (Rod Cameron) hires Kirby and Sam as
guides. When Kirby saves them all from a wild horse stampede instigated
by Satank, she changes her mind and she and Kirby fall in love, although
Kirby does not realize she is half-Indian. Jess, who is also in love with
Aurelie and wanting to get rid of Kirby, sends his servant Chavez
(Anthony Caruso) to Satank offering to deliver Kirby to the Chief in return
for safe passage for the wagon train. But, Satank plans to get both Kirby
and the wagon train.