Santa Fe Trail

Name: Santa Fe Trail
Genre: Western
Released: 1940
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale

1940 · Movie · NR · 110 min

Western

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Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

Santa Fe Trail's audience scores lean most toward older men at 96 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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Audience scoreolder men 96 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 96, Black 26, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.