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Carson City (1952)

NR · 1952-06-13 · 1h 27m · EN
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He comes tearing in with a gun and a grin ... to carve a new notch in the Silver Belt of Nevada !

Mine owner William Sharon (Larry Keating) keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires banker Charles Crocker (Thurston Hall), who happens to have connections in the Central Pacific Railroad, to build a spur line from Virginia City to Carson City, so that the gold can be shipped by railroad. Silent Jeff Kincaid (Randolph Scott) is the railroad engineer. However there is opposition to the railroad, chiefly from another mine owner, Big Jack Davis (Raymond Massey).

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Randolph ScottRandolph ScottSilent Jeff KincaidLucille NormanLucille NormanSusan MitchellRaymond MasseyRaymond MasseyBig Jack DavisRichard WebbRichard WebbAlan KincaidJames MillicanJames MillicanJim SquiresLarry KeatingLarry KeatingWilliam SharonGeorge ClevelandGeorge ClevelandHenry DodsonWilliam HaadeWilliam HaadeHardrock HaggertyDon BeddoeDon BeddoeCharles CrockerThurston HallThurston HallCharles CrockerVince BarnettVince BarnettHenryIda MooreIda MooreStagecoach Passenger (uncredited)

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AdventurerEngineerNevadaBankerRailroad

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Genre affinityWesternTheme affinityAdventurer · Engineer · NevadaPacingShortDirector preference278032Actor preference309379 · 159696 · 285572Country preferenceUs

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What is Carson City about?

Mine owner William Sharon (Larry Keating) keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires banker Charles Crocker (Thurston Hall), who happens to have connections in the Central Pacific Railroad, to build a spur line from Virginia City to Carson City, so that the gold can be shipped by railroad. Silent Jeff Kincaid (Randolph Scott) is the railroad engineer. However there is opposition to the railroad, chiefly from another mine owner, Big Jack Davis (Raymond Massey).

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Carson City has a runtime of 87 minutes.

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