Kit Carson (1928)

Directed by

Alfred L. Werker, Lloyd Ingraham

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent western is loosely based on the true story of frontiersman Kit Carson. It follows his adventures and encounters in the American frontier. The film was the final movie appearance for star Fred Thomson.

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What happens

Kit Carson is a surviving 1928 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and Alfred L. Werker and written by Frederic Hatton, Frances Marion and Paul Powell. The film stars Fred Thomson, Nora Lane, Dorothy King (credited as Dorothy Janis), Raoul Paoli, William Courtright and Nelson McDowell. The film was released on June 23, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. It is loosely inspired by the life of the frontiersman Kit Carson. A sound film biopic Kit Carson was released in 1940. This film is notable as it was Fred Thomson's final film appearance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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