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Kit Carson

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

Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.

Top Cast

  • Jon Hall

    Jon Hall

    Christopher "Kit" Carson

  • Lynn Bari

    Lynn Bari

    Dolores Murphy

  • Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    Captain John C. Fremont

  • Harold Huber

    Harold Huber

    Lopez

  • Ward Bond

    Ward Bond

    Ape

  • Renie Riano

    Renie Riano

    Miss Genevieve Pilchard

  • Clayton Moore

    Clayton Moore

    Paul Terry

  • Rowena Cook

    Rowena Cook

    Alice Terry

  • Raymond Hatton

    Raymond Hatton

    Jim Bridger

Overview

Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.

Rating

6.1 / 10
13 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 23, 2022

    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 and 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!

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