Indian fighter, trapper and frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train of settlers from Fort Bridger, along the Oregon Trail through Shoshone territory, to California which plans to secede from Mexico.
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| 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 | |
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Lew Merrill | ... | General Vallejo |
| Stanley Andrews | ... | Larkin | |
| Edwin Maxwell | ... | John Sutter | |
| George Lynn | ... | James King (as Peter Lynn) | |
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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. Written by Buxx Banner <buxx572@aol.com>
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kit carson | oregon trail | indian attack | wagon train | male female relationship |Taglines:
A MIGHTY SAGA OF PIONEER COURAGE...that gave the nation a new empire!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
30 August 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Im Tal des Schreckens See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System: The Voice of America)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(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
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Victor McLaglen, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea and Henry Fonda were considered for the title role. See more »Goofs
In real life Kit Carson never learned to read or write and in two scenes, he's showed reading something. See more »Alternate Versions
Also available in a computer colorized version. See more »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
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It's really rewarding when you can find a gem where you weren't expecting to. I watched "Kit Carson" because it was raining and golf was cancelled, and I wanted to kill some time. What a surprise to see Jon Hall, of all people, in an action-packed story better than many with higher ratings. I figure it must have been the second feature paired with a more expensive picture, but this one held its own. It moves along at a good clip with some good second unit work on several fight scenes between the settlers and the Cavalry troop, led by Capt. Dana Andrews, chief scout Jon Hall and sidekick Ward Bond. One of the settlers wagons is driven by Clayton Moore - you can close your eyes when he talks and he becomes the Lone Ranger. Close your eyes again, and Jon Hall sounds like Randolph Scott, soft drawl and all.
See it when it's on again if you like surprises and action westerns, and overlook the plot holes. It's one of those pictures that is better the younger you are. I found it was nice to be young again.
Star rating is in the heading. The website no longer prints mine.