Kit Carson (1940)
Overview
Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.
Cast
Jon Hall
Christopher "Kit" Carson
Lynn Bari
Dolores Murphy
Dana Andrews
Captain John C. Fremont
Harold Huber
Lopez
Ward Bond
Ape
Renie Riano
Miss Genevieve Pilchard
Clayton Moore
Paul Terry
Rowena Cook
Alice Terry
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CinemaSerf
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!
