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| name = Overland with Kit Carson
| name = Overland with Kit Carson
| image = Overland with Kit Carson.jpg
| image = Overland with Kit Carson.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| director = Norman Deming<br>[[Sam Nelson]]
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| screenplay = [[Joseph Poland|Joseph F. Poland]]<br>(as Joseph Poland)<br>[[Morgan Cox]]<br>(as Morgan B. Cox)<br>[[Ned Dandy]]
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| director = {{unbulleted list|[[Norman Deming]]|[[Sam Nelson]]}}
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| starring = [[Wild Bill Elliott|Bill Elliott]]<br>[[Iris Meredith]]<br>[[Richard Fiske]]<br>[[Bobby Clack (actor)|Bobby Clack]]
| producer = [[Jack Fier]]
| cinematography = [[Benjamin H. Kline]]
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| writer = {{unbulleted list|[[Joseph Poland|Joseph F. Poland]]|[[Morgan Cox|Morgan B. Cox]]|[[Ned Dandy]]|(story/screenplay)}}
| editing = [[Richard Fantl]]<br>[[Jerome Thoms]]<br>(as Jerry Thoms)
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| color_process = [[Black and white]]
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| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Wild Bill Elliott|Bill Elliott]]|[[Iris Meredith]]|[[Richard Fiske]]|[[Bobby Clack (actor)|Bobby Clack]]}}
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| studio = Columbia Pictures
| music = {{unbulleted list|[[Mischa Bakaleinikoff]]|[[Sidney Cutner]]}}
| cinematography = [[Benjamin H. Kline]] (B&W)
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
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| released = {{Film date|1939|7|21}}
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| runtime = 300 minutes<br>(15 episodes)
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| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] (U.S.)
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'''''Overland with Kit Carson''''' (1939) was the eighth [[serial (film)|serial]] released by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Parts of the film were shot in Johnson Canyon and Kanab Canyon in Utah, and the Kiabab Forest in Arizona.<ref>{{cite book|last1=D'Arc|first1=James V.|title=When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah|date=2010|publisher=Gibbs Smith|location=Layton, Utah|isbn=9781423605874|edition=1st}}</ref>{{rp|287}}
'''''Overland with Kit Carson''''' is a 1939 American [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[serial film]] directed by Norman Deming and [[Sam Nelson]] and starring [[Wild Bill Ellott|Bill Ellott]], [[Iris Meredith]], [[Richard Fiske]] and [[Bobby Clack (actor)|Bobby Clack]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=D'Arc|first1=James V.|title=When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah|date=2010|publisher=Gibbs Smith|location=Layton, Utah|isbn=9781423605874|edition=1st}}</ref>{{rp|287}}

==Plot==
When 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==
==Cast==
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* [[Wild Bill Elliott|Bill Elliott]] as [[Kit Carson]]
{|
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* [[Iris Meredith]] as Carmelita González
|-
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* [[Richard Fiske]] as Lieutenant David Brent
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|[[Wild Bill Elliott|Bill Elliott]] || [[Kit Carson]]
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* [[Bobby Clack (actor)|Bobby Clack]] as Andy Gardner
|-
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* [[Trevor Bardette]] as Arthur Mitchell - Trapper
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|[[Iris Meredith]] || Carmelita González
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* [[LeRoy Mason]] as John Baxter - Trapper
|-
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* [[Olin Francis]] Trapper Pierre
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|[[Richard Fiske]] || Lt. David Brent
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* [[James Craig (actor)|James Craig]] as Tennessee - Trapper
|-
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* [[Francis Sayles]] as Dr. Parker
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|[[Bobby Clack (actor)|Bobby Clack]] || Andy Gardner
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* [[Kenneth MacDonald (American actor)|Kenneth MacDonald]] as Winchester - Trapper
|-
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* [[Dick Curtis]] as Drake - Henchman
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|[[Trevor Bardette]] || Trapper Mitchell
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* [[Dick Botiller|Richard Botiller]] as Natchez - Henchman (as Richard Botiller)
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* [[Wally Wales|Hal Taliaferro]] as Jim Stewart
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|[[LeRoy Mason]] || Baxter
* Flo Campbell as Stewart
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* [[John Tyrrell (actor)|John Tyrrell]] as Captain Gilbert (Chs. 8-10)
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|[[Olin Francis]] || Pierre
* Francisco Marán as Don José Gonzalez (as Francisco Moran)
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* [[Hank Bell]] as 'Broken-Hand' Fitzpatrick (Ch. 1)
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|[[James Craig (actor)|James Craig]] || Tennessee
* Irene Herndon as Juanita [ch. 3]
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* Ermie Adams as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
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|[[Francis Sayles]] || Dr. Parker
* Stanley Brown as Tom Higgins - Henchman (Ch. 1)
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* [[Art Mix]] as Bill Cooper - Henchman
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|[[Kenneth MacDonald (American actor)|Kenneth MacDonald]] &nbsp; &nbsp; || Winchester
* [[Jack Rockwell]] as Red - Henchman
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|[[Dick Curtis]] || Drake
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|[[Dick Botiller|Richard Botiller]] || Natchez
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|[[Wally Wales|Hal Taliaferro]] || Jim Stewart
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|[[John Tyrrell (actor)|John Tyrrell]] || Capt. Gilbert
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|[[Kenne Duncan]] || Trapper
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|}


==Production==
==Production==
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 24 August 2022

For a serial with a similar title, see Fighting with Kit Carson.

Overland with Kit Carson
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNorman Deming
Sam Nelson
Screenplay byJoseph F. Poland
(as Joseph Poland)
Morgan Cox
(as Morgan B. Cox)
Ned Dandy
StarringBill Elliott
Iris Meredith
Richard Fiske
Bobby Clack
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Edited byRichard Fantl
Jerome Thoms
(as Jerry Thoms)
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 21, 1939 (1939-07-21)
Running time
300 minutes
(15 episodes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 

Plot[edit]

When 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]

Production[edit]

Scenes from Overland with Kit Carson were used as stock footage for Blazing the Overland Trail.[2]

Chapter titles[edit]

  1. Doomed Men
  2. Condemned to Die
  3. The Fight for Life
  4. The Ride of Terror
  5. The Path of Doom
  6. Rendezvous with Death
  7. The Killer-Stallion
  8. The Devil's Nest
  9. Blazing Peril
  10. The Black Raiders
  11. Foiled
  12. The Warning
  13. Terror in the Night
  14. Crumbling Walls
  15. Unmasked

Source:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 225. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links[edit]

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