---
title: 'Kit Carson (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George B. Seitz'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kit-carson-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032670/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kit Carson (1940)

1940 · 98 min · History · United States


## Synopsis

Kit Carson is a 1940 Western film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Jon Hall as Kit Carson, Lynn Bari as Delores Murphy, and Dana Andrews as Captain John C. Frémont. This picture was filmed on location at Cayente (Kayenta), Arizona and was one of the early films to use Monument Valley as a backdrop. The supporting cast features Ward Bond as a character named "Ape", future Lone Ranger Clayton Moore without his mask, and Raymond Hatton as Jim Bridger.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George B. Seitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-b-seitz)
- **Screenplay:** [Evelyn Wells](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-wells)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edward Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ward)
- **Producer:** [Edward Small](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-small)
- **Director of Photography:** [John J. Mescall](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-j-mescall)
- **Editor:** [William F. Claxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-f-claxton)

## Cast

- [William Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-farnum)
- [Clayton Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/clayton-moore)
- [Edwin Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/edwin-maxwell)
- [Lynn Bari](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynn-bari)
- [Iron Eyes Cody](https://cinepixo.com/people/iron-eyes-cody)
- [Raymond Hatton](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-hatton)
- [Dana Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-andrews)
- [Ward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-bond)
- [Harold Huber](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-huber)
- [Jon Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-hall)
- [C. Henry Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-henry-gordon)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/kit-carson-1940
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