The Adventures of Kit Carson

The Adventures of Kit Carson is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from August 1951 to November 1955, originally sponsored by Coca-Cola.[1] It stars Bill Williams in the title role as frontier scout Christopher "Kit" Carson. Don Diamond co-starred as "El Toro", Carson's Mexican companion.[2]

The Adventures of Kit Carson
GenreWestern
Directed byJohn English (and others)
StarringBill Williams
Don Diamond
Tris Coffin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes103
Production
ProducerRichard Irving
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time25 minutes
Production companiesMCA TV
Revue Productions
DistributorMCA TV
Release
Original networkSyndication
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseAugust 11, 1951 (1951-08-11) –
November 22, 1955 (1955-11-22)

Synopsis

The Adventures of Kit Carson was intended for children, and presents a fictionalized version of Carson and his life.[3] In the series, Kit Carson roamed the West with his companion El Toro, seeking to help those in need. Kit rode a horse named Apache.[4]

Cast and characters

Guest stars
  • Rico Alaniz, four episodes, including the role of Joaquin Murrieta in "California Outlaws" (August 11, 1951), series premiere[5]
  • James Craven as General Banning in seven episodes
  • Brett King as Brad Randall in "The Teton Tornado" (1951)
  • Nan Leslie, five episodes (1953-1954)
  • Donna Martell, seven episodes (1952-1953)
  • Ewing Mitchell, three episodes (1951-1952)
  • Mike Ragan, four episodes, "The Dry Creek Case", "Trails Westward", "The Wrong Man", and "Trail to Bordertown" (all 1954)
  • William Tannen, seven episodes (1951-1953)
  • Carol Thurston, six episodes (1952-1953)

Production notes

With a total of 104 episodes,[6] the series was filmed by Revue Studios at the ranch of Ray Corrigan, later purchased by Bob Hope, near Simi Valley, California.

Kit Carson was produced by Revue Productions, a subsidiary of MCA Inc.. The company did not renew the copyright on the programs episodes, so that they moved into the public domain.[1]

References
  1. Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8. P. 92.
  2. West, Richard (1987). Television Westerns: Major and Minor Series, 1946-1978. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. pp. 13–14. ISBN 0-7864-0579-1.
  3. Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  4. Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
  5. ""California Outlaws", The Adventures of Kit Carson, August 11, 1951". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  6. Olson, James S. (2018). The 1950s: Key Themes and Documents. ABC-CLIO. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-4408-6133-8. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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