Kit Carson (film)
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Director George B. Seitz Music director Edward Ward Art director John DuCasse Schulze Country United States | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Biography, Romance, Western Cinematography John J. Mescall Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date August 30, 1940 (1940-08-30) Based on newspaper serial by Evelyn Wells Writer George Bruce (original screenplay by), Evelyn Wells (based on a story by) Cast Jon Hall (Kit Carson), Lynn Bari (Dolores Murphy), Dana Andrews (Captain John C. Fremont), Harold Huber (Lopez), Ward Bond (Ape), Renie Riano (Miss Pilchard)Similar movies The Wolf of Wall Street , The 33 , Goodfellas , Black Mass , Dallas Buyers Club , Straight Outta Compton Tagline A MIGHTY SAGA OF PIONEER COURAGE...that gave the nation a new empire! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kit Carson is a 1940 Western film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Jon Hall as Kit Carson, Lynn Bari as Delores Murphy, and Dana Andrews as Captain John C. Fremont . This picture was filmed on location at Cayente (Kayenta), Arizona and was one of the early films to use Monument Valley as a backdrop. The supporting cast features Ward Bond as a character named "Ape," future Lone Ranger Clayton Moore without his mask, and Raymond Hatton as Jim Bridger.
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Plot summary
Kit Carson (Jon Hall) and his two saddle pals, Ape (Ward Bond) and Lopez (Harold Huber) are attacked by Indians. They manage to escape unscatched and make their way to Fort Bridger, where Captain John Fremont (Dana Andrews) hires Carson to guide a wagon train westward to California south along the Oregon Trail. Both Carson and Fremont fall in love with pretty Dolores Murphy (Lynn Bari), on her way to her father's hacienda in Monterey. Meanwhile, General Castro (C. Henry Gordon), the Mexican Governor General of California, arms the Shoshoni Indians in an effort to keep the Americans out of California.
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Production
The movie was one of several Edward Small made for United Artists. Victor McLaglen was originally announced for the title role, and then Randolph Scott. Joel McCrea and Henry Fonda were also named.
Jon Hall had just made South of Pago Pago for Edward Small and was borrowed from Samuel Goldwyn Productions. Lynn Bari was borrowed from 20th Century Fox. Filming started on March 10, 1940. It was shot on location in Kayenta, Arizona.
The film was later remade as Frontier Uprising (1961).
References
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