Kit Carson (1940) on Netflix
Kit Carson and two saddle pals reach Fort Bridger, where Captain John Fremont hires him to guide a wagon train to California. Both men fall for Dolores Murphy, bound for Monterey.
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Plot summary
Kit Carson, a frontiersman, rides with two saddle pals, Ape and Lopez, until a band of Indians attacks them on the trail. The three escape unharmed and reach Fort Bridger, where Captain John Fremont hires Carson to lead a wagon train of settlers westward toward California along the southern route of the Oregon Trail. Dolores Murphy travels with the train, bound for the hacienda of her father, Don Miguel Murphy, in Monterey, and both men fall in love with her. The Mexican Governor General of California, General Castro, arms the Shoshone Indians to bar the Americans from moving into the territory.
Cast
- Lew Merrillas General Vallejo
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Kit Carson (1940)
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- Before Jon Hall played Kit Carson, Victor McLaglen was originally announced for the title role and then Randolph Scott, while Joel McCrea and Henry Fonda were also named as possibilities.
- Kit Carson was shot on location near Kayenta, Arizona, and was one of the early films to use Monument Valley as a backdrop.
