Kit Carson

Kit Carson (1940)

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.

Date of release
1940-08-30
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Western, Romance
Director
George B. Seitz

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Arizona

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. Frémont. 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, and Raymond Hatton as Jim Bridger.

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 near Kayenta, Arizona.

The film was later remade as Frontier Uprising (1961).

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