Kit Carson (1928 film)
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Directed byLloyd Ingraham
Alfred L. Werker
Alfred L. Werker
Screenplay byFrederic Hatton
Frances Marion
Paul Powell
Frances Marion
Paul Powell
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
StarringFred Thomson
Nora Lane
Dorothy King
Raoul Paoli
William Courtright
Nelson McDowell
Nora Lane
Dorothy King
Raoul Paoli
William Courtright
Nelson McDowell
| Kit Carson | |
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| Directed by | Lloyd Ingraham Alfred L. Werker |
| Screenplay by | Frederic Hatton Frances Marion Paul Powell |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Fred Thomson Nora Lane Dorothy King Raoul Paoli William Courtright Nelson McDowell |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
| Edited by | W. Duncan Mansfield |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
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.[1][2] 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.
- Fred Thomson as Kit Carson
- Nora Lane as Josefa
- Dorothy King as Sings-in-the-Clouds
- Raoul Paoli as Shuman
- William Courtright as Old Bill Williams
- Nelson McDowell as Jim Bridger
- Ray Turner as Smokey
Production
Exterior shots were filmed on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona.[3]