Railroad ambition meets outlaw sabotage in the Nevada mountains.
CARSON CITY
He comes tearing in with a gun and a grin ... to carve a new notch in the Silver Belt of Nevada !
When a banker finds his stagecoach shipments of gold from Carson City are vulnerable to holdups, he commissions the building of a railroad through the mountains.
Quick Answer
Carson City is a 1952 American Western directed by André de Toth about a railroad engineer hired to build a mountain rail line to protect gold shipments from bandits.
Programmer's Pick
With a railroad engineer who barely says a word but lets his fists do the talking, and a gold-hungry villain who’d rather see a wagon plummet off a cliff than lose his cut, Carson City is pure Western grit. André de Toth wrangles mountain peril and outlaw sabotage into a tight 87 minutes with plenty of dynamite for good measure.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- André de Toth
- Writers
- Winston Miller, Sloan Nibley
- Release
- 1952
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Western
Why This Matters
Carson City holds a place in film history as Warner Bros. Pictures' first film shot in Warnercolor, marking the studio's transition to this color process in 1952.
Cast & Crew
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Watch as the construction of a crucial rail line is beset by landslides, explosions, and outlaw interference.
Randolph Scott stars as the stoic engineer who takes on bandits, frame-ups, and the wild Nevada landscape.
A gang of bandits, led by a rival mine owner, orchestrates daring robberies and sets the stage for Western showdowns.
From fistfights and street shootouts to wagon crashes and avalanches, the film delivers a full spread of genre action.
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Questions from the Vault
Who directed Carson City? +
Carson City was directed by André de Toth.
How long is Carson City? +
Carson City has a runtime of 87 minutes.
What genre is Carson City? +
Carson City is a Western.
When was Carson City released? +
Carson City was released in 1952.
Why does Big Jack Davis oppose the new railroad line? +
Big Jack Davis opposes the railroad because he leads the gang responsible for robbing the gold shipments, and the rail would threaten his criminal operations.
How is Silent Jeff Kincaid implicated in the conflict? +
Silent Jeff Kincaid is framed on a murder charge, complicating his efforts to protect the rail and its gold shipments.
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