Kit Carson (1940)

Trapper Kit Carson and his band of men join John C. Fremont on his way to California. Enroute they are subjected to Indian attacks that are propagated by the Mexican Government, that does ... See full summary »

Director:

George B. Seitz

Writers:

George Bruce (original screenplay), Evelyn Wells (based on a story by)

Stars:

Jon Hall, Lynn Bari, Dana Andrews

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Hall	...	Kit Carson
Lynn Bari	...	Dolores Murphy
Dana Andrews	...	Captain John C. Fremont
Harold Huber	...	Lopez
Ward Bond	...	Ape
Renie Riano	...	Miss 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 (as Peter Lynn)

Storyline

Trapper Kit Carson and his band of men join John C. Fremont on his way to California. Enroute they are subjected to Indian attacks that are propagated by the Mexican Government, that does not want the contingency to reach California. Once in California, Fremont and Carson initiate a campaign to free the state from Mexican control.

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Plot Keywords:

trapper | mexican | kit carson | oregon trail | indian attack | 

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Taglines:

A MIGHTY SAGA OF PIONEER COURAGE...that gave the nation a new empire!

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Genres:

Biography | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 August 1940 (USA)

Also Known As:

Im Tal des Schreckens

Filming Locations:

Cayente, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System: The Voice of America)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In real life Kit Carson never learned to read or write and in two scenes, he's showed reading something.

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Quotes

Kit Carson: There's more in them graves than just people.

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Connections

Edited into Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)

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Soundtracks

"Prairie Schooner"
(1940) (uncredited)
(Also called "Sail Away Prairie Schooner")
Music by Edward Ward
Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
Played and sung by an offscreen chorus during the opening and closing credits

User Reviews

Through the desert,the Indians, and getting to California.

Kit Carson is an amazing film, it reminds you of one of those old Zane Grey books about caravans going west. Everything that you can expect to happen, is here, an ambush on a narrow passage, the caravans making a circle to protect themselves in an attack, making the enemy believe there are more people then actually are in a place, making a horse run with a dead man mounted, so the Indians will follow, it is all there . At the same time you feel the film was made on a low budget, even though it was made in 1940, it seems older. Jon Hall is very good as Kit Carson, also Dana Andrews as the hard headed Captain. Lynn Bari has an incredible old fashioned look, she seems more like an actress from the twenties. I remember this film being shown here in Brazil, very often during the early fifties, and always with good results at the box office.