Overland with Kit Carson is a 1939 American Western serial film directed by Norman Deming and Sam Nelson and starring Bill Ellott, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske and Bobby Clack.[1]: 287
| Overland with Kit Carson | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Norman Deming Sam Nelson |
| Screenplay by | Joseph F. Poland (as Joseph Poland) Morgan Cox (as Morgan B. Cox) Ned Dandy |
| Starring | Bill Elliott Iris Meredith Richard Fiske Bobby Clack |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Richard Fantl Jerome Thoms (as Jerry Thoms) |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 300 minutes (15 episodes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editWhen Pegleg and his Black Raiders threaten the westward expansion of the United States, the government sends Kit Carson and David Brent to straighten things out.
Cast
edit- Bill Elliott as Kit Carson
- Iris Meredith as Carmelita González
- Richard Fiske as Lieutenant David Brent
- Bobby Clack as Andy Gardner
- Trevor Bardette as Arthur Mitchell - Trapper
- LeRoy Mason as John Baxter - Trapper
- Olin Francis Trapper Pierre
- James Craig as Tennessee - Trapper
- Francis Sayles as Dr. Parker
- Kenneth MacDonald as Winchester - Trapper
- Dick Curtis as Drake - Henchman
- Richard Botiller as Natchez - Henchman (as Richard Botiller)
- Hal Taliaferro as Jim Stewart
- Flo Campbell as Stewart
- John Tyrrell as Captain Gilbert (Chs. 8-10)
- Francisco Marán as Don José Gonzalez (as Francisco Moran)
- Hank Bell as 'Broken-Hand' Fitzpatrick (Ch. 1)
- Irene Herndon as Juanita [ch. 3]
- Ermie Adams as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
- Stanley Brown as Tom Higgins - Henchman (Ch. 1)
- Art Mix as Bill Cooper - Henchman
- Jack Rockwell as Red - Henchman
Production
editScenes from Overland with Kit Carson were used as stock footage for Blazing the Overland Trail.[2]
Chapter titles
edit- Doomed Men
- Condemned to Die
- The Fight for Life
- The Ride of Terror
- The Path of Doom
- Rendezvous with Death
- The Killer-Stallion
- The Devil's Nest
- Blazing Peril
- The Black Raiders
- Foiled
- The Warning
- Terror in the Night
- Crumbling Walls
- Unmasked
Source:[3]
References
edit- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
- ^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "12. The Westerns "Who Was That Masked Man!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 225. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.