The Carson City Kid

The Carson City Kid
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	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	July 1, 1940 (1940-07-01)(United States)
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

Noah Beery, Jr.

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

Roy Rogers in The Carson City Kid

• 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

• 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

• Public domain film
• List of American films of 1940
• List of films in the public domain in the United States

External links

• The Carson City Kid at IMDb
• The Carson City Kid is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive