The Carson City Kid
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| The Carson City Kid | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
Release date |
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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
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Categories:
- 1940 films
- American black-and-white films
- Republic Pictures films
- American Western (genre) films
- 1940 Western (genre) films
- American romance films
- 1940s romance films
- Films directed by Joseph Kane
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- English-language romance films
- 1940s Western (genre) film stubs
- 1940s American film stubs