Kit Carson
A MIGHTY SAGA OF PIONEER COURAGE...that gave the nation a new empire!
1940 | 97m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | George B. Seitz |
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| Writer: | George Bruce, Evelyn Wells |
| Staring: |
| Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 30, 1940 |
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| Director: | George B. Seitz |
| Writer: | George Bruce, Evelyn Wells |
| Genres: | Romance, Western |
| Keywords | biography |
| Production Companies | Edward Small Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jon Hall | Christopher "Kit" Carson |
| Lynn Bari | Dolores Murphy |
| Dana Andrews | Captain John C. Fremont |
| Harold Huber | Lopez |
| Ward Bond | Ape |
| Renie Riano | Miss Genevieve Pilchard |
| Clayton Moore | Paul Terry |
| Rowena Cook | Alice Terry |
| Raymond Hatton | Jim Bridger |
| Harry Strang | Sergeant Clanahan |
| C. Henry Gordon | General Castro |
| Lew Merrill | General Vallejo |
| Stanley Andrews | Larkin |
| Edwin Maxwell | John Sutter |
| George Lynn | James King |
| Charles Stevens | Lt. Ruiz |
| William Farnum | Don Miguel Murphy |
| Stephanie Toler | |
| Iron Eyes Cody | Indian |
| Tex Cooper | Californian |
| Blaney Harris | Second Lieutenant |
| Al Haskell | Californian |
| Al Kikume | Indian Chief |
| Chief Many Treaties | Indian Chief |
| Julian Rivero | Californian |
| Harry Semels | Aide |
| Jay Silverheels | Indian |
| Charles Soldani | Indian |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George B. Seitz | Director |
| William F. Claxton | Editor |
| George Bruce | Screenplay |
| Evelyn Wells | Story |
| John DuCasse Schulze | Art Direction |
| Robert Pittack | Director of Photography |
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Fred R. Feitshans Jr. | Editor |
| Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| John J. Mescall | Director of Photography |
| Edward P. Lambert | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Small | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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OK, so I will admit from the outset that I enjoyed this. Sure, it's an amalgam of loads of "Zorro" style stories but Jon Hall in the title role is engaging and turns in a decent performance as he has to deal with his fair share of baddies, intransigent army types (Dana Andrews), marauding Shoshone a ... nd romance (a rather stern looking Lynn Bari) as he tries to help the US Army find the most direct route to California where they have to deal with the Spanish who have no intentions of surrendering their claim to the territory. For the main part, it's an end to end cowboys and indians action movie with plenty of wagon encirclements and gun battles before an enjoyable siege with the evil C. Henry Gordon ("Gen. Castro) at the end. As ever, Ward Bond offers good value and keep an eye out for the aptly named "Miss Pilchard" (Renie Riano) too. It's fun - but don't look for a clever script and well shot cinematography; there ain't none!