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''The Carson City Kid'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane starring Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, and Bob Steele.
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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
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Plot
The Carson City Kid ( Roy Rogers) is a stagecoach
A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...
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
Pauline Moore (born Pauline Joless Love; June 17, 1914 – December 7, 2001) was an American actress known for her roles in Western and B movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
Early years
Moore was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After her fath ...
). George "Gabby" Hayes appears as Sheriff Gabby Whittaker.
Cast
* Roy Rogers as The Carson City Kid
* George "Gabby" Hayes as Marshal Gabby Whitaker
* Bob Steele as Lee Jessup / Morgan Reynolds
* Noah Beery, Jr.
Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994) was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Be ...
as Scott 'Arizona' Warren
* Pauline Moore
Pauline Moore (born Pauline Joless Love; June 17, 1914 – December 7, 2001) was an American actress known for her roles in Western and B movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
Early years
Moore was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After her fath ...
as Joby Madison
* Francis McDonald as Laramie
* Hal Taliaferro as Rick Harmon
* Arthur Loft
Arthur Loft (May 25, 1897 – January 1, 1947) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1932 and 1947.
Biography
He was born in Denver, Colorado and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred ...
as Saloon drunk
* George Rosener as Judge Tucker
* Chester Gan as Wong Lee
Soundtrack
* 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
"Polly Wolly Doodle" is a traditional American children's song. It was sung by Dan Emmett's Virginia Minstrels, who premiered at New York's Bowery Amphitheatre in February 1843, and is often credited to Emmett (1815–1904).
It was known to have ...
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* "Little Brown Jug" (Written by Joseph Winner)
See also
* Public domain film * List of American films of 1940 * List of films in the public domain in the United StatesExternal links
* * 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 {{1940s-Western-film-stub