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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Lopez: Oh-ho!
Kit Carson: Who?
Ape: Genevieve.
Kit Carson: Oh! Well, what are you gonna do about it?
Ape: Well, the first thing I'm gonna do is swear off lyin'.
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(1940) (uncredited)
Music by Edward Ward
Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
Spanish Lyrics by Carlos Ruffino
Written for this movie but not sung
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Victor McLaglen, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea and Henry Fonda were considered for the title role. See more »Goofs
Kit Carson comments to Fremont about playing "Taps" the bugle call. "Taps" was first written in 1862 by General Dan Butterfield and soon accepted for lights out and then at funerals. There was a "Tatoo" call used for lights out in 1850 and the army also used a French set of bugle calls, but not yet had "Taps" at the time of the setting of the movie. See more »Quotes
Ape: It's love. I'm in it.Lopez: Oh-ho!
Kit Carson: Who?
Ape: Genevieve.
Kit Carson: Oh! Well, what are you gonna do about it?
Ape: Well, the first thing I'm gonna do is swear off lyin'.
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Also available in a computer colorized version. See more »Soundtracks
With My Concertina(1940) (uncredited)
Music by Edward Ward
Lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright
Spanish Lyrics by Carlos Ruffino
Written for this movie but not sung
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Rousing, action packed tale of the taking of California from the Mexican Government. While historically inaccurate, the cast and direction move things along in a pleasant manner, with lotsa Indians and gunfire. It's a good thing that Andrews wears a moustache since he and Hall are almost twins.