The Carson City Kid
Appearance
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Directed by | Joseph Kane |
Screenplay by | Robert Yost Gerald Geraghty |
Story by | Joseph Kane |
Produced by | Joseph Kane |
Starring | Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes |
Cinematography | William Nobles |
Edited by | Helene Turner |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 57 minutes 53 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Carson City Kid is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, and Bob Steele.
Plot
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The Carson City Kid (Roy Rogers) is a stagecoach robber seeking vengeance on Morgan Reynolds (Bob Steele), the man who killed his brother. Reynolds is travelling with Laramie (Francis McDonald), a notorious half-breed outlaw. Rogers falls in love with saloon singer Joby Madison (Pauline Moore). George "Gabby" Hayes appears as Sheriff Gabby Whittaker.
Cast
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- Roy Rogers as The Carson City Kid
- George "Gabby" Hayes as Marshal Gabby Whitaker
- Bob Steele as Lee Jessup / Morgan Reynolds
- Noah Beery, Jr. as Scott 'Arizona' Warren
- Pauline Moore as Joby Madison
- Francis McDonald as Laramie
- Hal Taliaferro as Rick Harmon
- Arthur Loft as Saloon drunk
- George Rosener as Judge Tucker
- Chester Gan as Wong Lee
Soundtrack
[edit]- Pauline Moore – "The Golddigger Song" (Music and lyrics by Peter Tinturin)
- Pauline Moore – "You Are the One" (Music and lyrics by Peter Tinturin)
- Roy Rogers – "Sonora Moon" (Music and lyrics by Peter Tinturin)
- "Oh Susanna" (Music and lyrics by Stephen Foster as Stephen Collins Foster)
- "Camptown Races" (Music and lyrics by Stephen Foster as Stephen Collins Foster)
- "Polly Wolly Doodle"
- "Little Brown Jug" (Written by Joseph Winner)
See also
[edit]- Public domain film
- List of American films of 1940
- List of films in the public domain in the United States
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Carson City Kid.
- The Carson City Kid at IMDb
- The Carson City Kid is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive