CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - TV Western series
The Adventures of
Kit Carson
Episode Guide -August 2006
(General Update)
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Tom Dischley, Tom Alger, Louis H. Allgood,
James Beer, Adam Gearace (Mara Corday credits), Rina Fox, Heikocleef
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
"Western & Frontier Film & Television Credits" (1903-1995) (Volume Two)
by Harris M. Lentz III

Source:
 DVD Volume 1 - Alpha Video - ALP 4790D
#2.25 "Claim Jumpers" - #2.7 "Outlaw Paradise" - #1.12"Fury at Red Gulch" - #2.3 "Danger Hill"
DVD Volume 2 - Alpha Video - ALP 4791D
#2.4 "Wild Horses of Pala" - #??"Bandits' Blade" - #2.1 "Snake River Trappers" - #4.14"Ghost Town"
DVD Volume 3 - Alpha Video - ALP 4974D
#2.24 "Bad Men of Marysville" - #1.20 "Spoilers of California"- #1.14 "Desperate Sheriff" - #2.18 "Singing Wires"
DVD Volume 4 - Alpha Video - ALP 4975D
#1.21 "Feud in San Filipe" - #1.9 "The Devil of Angel's Camp" - #1.5 "Murango Story" - #?"Golden Trap"
DVD Volume 5 - Alpha Video - ALP 5026D
#1.24 "Curse of the Albas" - #?"The Marauder of Madera"- #1.4"Padre's Treasure"- #?"Perilous Trail"
DVD Volume 6 - Alpha Video - ALP 5027D
#2.21 "Hideout"- #2.20 "Highway to Doom"- #1.10 "Law of the Frontier"- #1.8 "Law of the Guns"
DVD Volume 7 - Alpha Video - ALP 5028D
#1.23 "Border Corsairs" - #2.22 "Broken Spur" - #?"Mask of the Vigilantes" - #? "Mojave Desperados"
DVD Volume 8 - Alpha Video - ALP 5094D
(no episode details)
DVD Volume 9 - Alpha Video - ALP 5095D
(no episode details)

Source:
"The Adventures Of Kit Carson" in the "TV Guide Presents Great Westerns" series of DVDs.
Genius Entertainment cat. #77109, features the following episodes:
#1.19 "Bad Men Of Briscoe", #2.24 "Bad Men Of Marysville"
#-.-- "Bandit's Blade" (1952), #2.02 "Baron Of Black Springs"
#2.12 "Border City", #1.23 "Border Corsairs"

Source:
"Great Western TV Shows" DVD boxed set - Brentwood LLC DVD Cat. # 45023-9
#3.1 "Outlaw Trail" (1953)

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THE ADVENTURES OF KIT CARSON
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Revue Productions, Inc./ Distributed by MCA TV
for
First-Run Syndication
Produced by Richard Irving

US family western series 1951-55 104? episodes x 30m bw
(103 listed)
starring
Bill Williams as Christopher 'Kit' Carson
Don Diamond  as El Toro
Hank Peterson as Sierra Jack & Host [LHA]
Kit Carson's Horse = Apache [LHA]
Stunts: (some stuntmen also appear in various roles)
Boyd Stockman (stunts) *  Jay 'X' Brands (stunts) * Sandy Sanders (stunts)
Dick Farnsworth (stunts)  *  Steve Rains (stunts)  *  Frosty Royce (stunts) * Duke Taylor (stunts)
John Cason (stunts)
*
Premise:
The exploits of Christopher 'Kit' Carson, an 1880's frontiersman
and his Mexican sidekick El Toro.
*
DIRECTORS INCLUDE:
John English, Lew Landers, Paul Landres, NORMAN LLOYD, WILL SHELDON,
DERWIN ABRAHAMS (DERWIN ABBE).
*
WRITERS INCLUDE:
Barry Shipman, MILTON M. RAISON, DWIGHT CUMMINS.
SLOAN NIBLEY, ARTHUR ROWE, DWIGHT BABCOCK, LUCI WARD
*
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY: CLARK RAMSEY, JOHN MACBURNIE, JOE NOVAK.
*
EDITORIAL SUPERVISORS: RICHARD G. WRAY AND RICHARD CURRIER.
MUSIC SUPERVISORS: STANLEY WILSON AND MELVYN LENERD.

FILMING LOCATIONS:
REPUBLIC STUDIOS BACK LOT AND WESTERN STREET,
IVERSONS RANCH, CORRIGANVILLE RANCH,
MELODY RANCH AND WALKER RANCH.

####### The Adventures of Kit Carson #########
############# season 1 1951-52 ###############
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Syndicated Program
24 episodes listed here
NONE of the 1951 episodes are on the Library of Congress

 1.01 [--] Kit Carson: CALIFORNIA OUTLAWS
(11-Aug-1951 syndicated)
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Peter Mamakos
Lillian Molieri
Rico Alaniz
Victor Millan
Synopsis:
Kit takes on a bold gang preying on stagecoaches. [RF]

1.02 [--] Kit Carson: PRINCE OF PADUA HILLS
(18-Aug-1951 syndicated)
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Kenneth MacDonald
Glenn Strange
Rita Conde
Frank Hagney
Edwin Parker
Tom London
Synopsis 1:
Kit Carson and El Toro are asked to protect the young heir of a large
ranch. [J.Beer]
(Synd. rerun: 07Mar59, WTCN-11 Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN, Sat 4:30 p.m.)[J.Beer]
Synopsis 2:
Kit protects an heir who has had some near-fatal accidents. [RF]

1.03 [--] Kit Carson: THE ROAD TO MONTEREY (1951) (verified -SC)
25-Aug-1951
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
Story and Teleplay by Luci Ward
Directed by Derwin Abbott (aka Derwin Abrahams)
Guest cast:
Kenneth McDonald
Glenn Strange
Frank Hagney
Pilar Del Ray
Eddie Parker
Tom London
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro are asked to escort an important political figure to
Monterey who will be voting on an important state bill. When they stop at
a wayside inn, Kit suspects foul play by the inn's owner and his men. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A senator whose life is threatened by miners seeks help. [RF]

1.04 [--] Kit Carson: THE PADRE'S TREASURE
(01-Sep-1951 syndicated)
Synopsis 1:
Kit Carson and El Toro pose as bandits to recover a stolen quinine shipment. [JBeer]
(syndicated rerun - 08Sep62 Sat 4PM CST, KSTP-5 St.Paul-Minneapolis, MN) [J.Beer]
Synopsis 2:
Kit poses as a bandit to recover stolen goods. [RF]

1.05 [--] Kit Carson: THE MURANGO STORY
08-Sep-1951
Guest Cast: [LHA]
John Hamilton,
Dee Pollock,
Wesley Hudman,
Virginia Dale,
Margoy Guilford,
Tony Marsh.
Synopsis:
Kit tries to obtain an orphan's inheritance for her. [RF]

1.06 [--] Kit Carson: RIDERS OF CAPISTRANO
15-Sep-1951
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Paul Marian,
Donna Martell,
Riley Hill,
William Tannen,
Baynes Barron,
Edward Cassidy
Harry Vejar.
Synopsis 1:
A silver bell, designed especially for the mission of San Juan,
Capistrano, is stolen by American renegades. [J.Beer]
(syn rerun 22Sep62 3:30 CDT KSTP-5 St.Paul-Mpls, MN) [J.Beer]
Synopsis 2:
War with Mexico threatens after a bell is stolen from a Mexican
mission. [RF]

1.07 [--] Kit Carson: ENEMIES OF THE WEST
22-Sep-51
Guest cast: [LHA]
Rico Alaniz
Sherry Moreland
Davison Clark
Alan Keys
Synopsis:
Kit must deliver a condemned man's pardon despite attempts to delay
him. [RF]

1.08 [--] Kit Carson: LAW OF THE SIX GUNS
29-Sep-1951
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Jack Mulhall,
Jane Adams,
Kenneth McDonald
John Cason.
Synopsis:
Kit finds an unusual runaway horse: it's dragging a dead man. [RF]

1.09 [--] Kit Carson: THE DEVIL AT ANGEL'S CAMP
06-Oct-1951
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Kirk Alyn.
Crane Whitley
Tito Renaldo
Jeanne Barquette
Juan Duval
Pete McCabe
Cactus McPeters
Synopsis:
Kit defends a boy accused of killing a wagon driver. [RF]

1.10 [--] Kit Carson: LAW OF THE FRONTIER
13-Oct-1951
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Gordon Barnes,
Ford Rainey,
Stephen Chase,
Patricia Michon,
Stanley Farrar,
Bert Arnold,
Rube Schaffer
Gloria Grant.
Synopsis:
Kit's suspicions are aroused by an outlaw posing as a sheriff. [RF]

1.11 [--] Kit Carson: THE ROAD TO EL DORADO
20-Oct-1951
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Raymond Bond
Jo Gilbert
Stanley Andrews
Bill Hale
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro look into stagecoach robberies. [RF]

1.12 [--] Kit Carson: FURY AT RED GULCH (1951) (verified -SC)
27-Oct-51
Teleplay by Eric Taylor
Directed by Lew Landers
Guest cast:
Mara Corday ......... Lola La Vada
William Fawcett ..... Tom Phillips
Robert Peyton ....... Red Barrows
Burt Mustin ......... Bill Lowery
Reed Howes .......... Monte
John Cason .......... Trig
Dick Farnsworth (Uncredited)
Synopsis:
Tom Phillips, the editor of the Red Gulch Journal, is accused of killing the
town'a sheriff. A lynch mob is about to hang him, when Kit Carson and El Toro
arrive on the scene and rescue him. Kit's conclusion is that the guilty person
must be Red Barrows, the owner of the town's gambling casino. [SC]

1.13 [--] Kit Carson: THE OUTLAWS OF MANZANITA
03-Nov-51
Guest cast:
Jacqueline Duval
Synopsis 1:
A family of notorious outlaws are no longer considered fugitives. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
A governor elects Kit to tell an outlaw family about their pardon. [RF]

1.14 [--] Kit Carson: THE DESPERATE SHERIFF (1951) (verified -SC)
10-Nov-51
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
Story and teleplay by Luci Ward
Directed by Lew Landers
Guest Cast: [LHA - characters]
Ross Ford ............ Sheriff Johnny Alden
William Tannen ....... Spade Bineham
John Cason ........... Carl
Rigby Movita ......... Nina
Jack Ingram .......... Slim
Troy Melton .......... Joe
Dick Farnsworth (uncredited)
Cactus Jack (credited)
Synopsis:
A young sheriff friend of Kit and El Toro asks them for help to guard a famous
bank robber that he captured, and who is being held in a hotel room. [SC]

1.15 [--] Kit Carson: THE HERO OF HERMOSA
17-Nov-51
Guest cast:
Jan Arvan
Paul Marion
Donna Martell
John Mansfield
John Sebastian
Synopsis:
Kit and the Mexican government go after smugglers. [RF]

1.16 [--] Kit Carson: A TICKET TO MEXICO (verified on film - JBeer)
(24Nov51 syndicated)
Story and Teleplay by Luci Ward
Direction by Lew Landers
Cameraman: Clark Ramsey A.S.C.
Film Editor: Dwight Caldwell
Sound: William Lynch
Guest Cast
Frances Charles
Robert Peyton
Tom Hernandez
Steve Brent
Nelson Leigh
Edward Colmans
Fred Berest
Synopis 1:
A winning ticket in the Mexico national lottery is stolen from a struggling
art dealer. Kit and El Toro set out to catch the thief. [James Beer]
Synopsis 2:
A struggling art dealer wins the lottery, but loses his ticket to
thieves. [RF]

1.17 [--] Kit Carson: THE RETURN OF TRIGGER DAWSON
01-Dec-51
Guest cast:
Stanley Andrews
Marjoire Lord
John Cason
Noralee Norman
Riley Hill
Synopsis:
A bandit breaks jail to blackmail his former wife. [RF]

1.18 [--] Kit Carson: THE TETON TORNADO
08-Dec-51
Guest cast:
Linda Stirling
Synopsis:
Kit's suspicions are aroused when a slow horse wins a race. [RF]

1.19 [--] Kit Carson: BAD MAN OF BRISCO
15-Dec-51
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Harry Harvey Jr.
Raymond Hatton
Ewing Mitchell
William Tannen
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro try to stop postal robberies. [RF]

1.20 [--] Kit Carson: SPOILERS OF CALIFORNIA
22-Dec-51
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Harry Lauter
Dick Simmons
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro go after landsharks who are robbing ranchers. [RF]

1.21 [--] Kit Carson: FEUD IN SAN FELIPE
29-Dec-51
Guest cast:
Mara Corday ...... Janet Coleman [AG]
Synopsis:
Kit tries to settle a feud. [RF]

1.22 [--] Kit Carson: THE TRAP (verified -SC)
05-Jan-1952 [TD]
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
Original teleplay by M. Coates Webster
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Jim Bannon
Harry Harvey, Jr.
Isabell Jewell
Myron Healey
Fred Graham
Norman Leavitt
Paul McGuire
Boyd Stockman (uncredited)
Tom Steele (uncredited)
Bob Morgan (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro capture a criminal who was in hiding for some years.
He tells kit that someone has been trying to harm his wife and son, and
he needs time to find out why and who the culprits are. Kit agrees only
if he and El Toro accompanies him. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A hunted outlaw comes out of Free Territory to avenge the murder of his son [RF].

1.23 [--] Kit Carson: BORDER CORSAIRS (verified -SC)
12-Jan-1952 [TD]
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
Teleplay by Eric Taylor
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Robert Bice
Martin Garralaga
Charlita
Alex Montoya
John Eldredge
Mara Corday .......... Juanita [AG]
Pilar Del Rey
Guy Teague
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro must find a wealthy Mexican ranch owner who's
in hiding and deliver to him an important land grant document from
the governor of California. [SC]

1.24 [--] Kit Carson: CURSE OF THE ALBAS
19-Jan-1952 [TD]
Synopsis:
Kit's on the trail of outlaws who are trying to steal control of a gold
mine. [RF]

1.xx [--] Kit Carson: THE MARAUDER(S) OF MADERA
(possibly an AKA for another episode)
(original syndicated airdate not known
Two Americans steal a strong box for a crooked banker [TA]
(Syndicated rerun: 21Nov64 WNBC NYC Sat 9:00am)

1.xx [--] Kit Carson: BANDIT'S BLADE (1952) [verified -James Beer]
Teleplay by Robert Schaefer and Eric Freiwald
Direction by John English
Guest Cast:
Denver Pyle,
Lee Roberts,
Brett Houston,
Hal K. Dawson,
Doris Merrick,
Francis McDonald.
Synopis:
When stolen U.S. currency plates are quickly recovered, traces of printer's
ink on the plates reveal an unusual counterfeiting plot. [James Beer]


####### The Adventures of Kit Carson #########
############ season 2 1952-53 ################
##############################################
Syndicated Program

2.01 [--] Kit Carson: SNAKE RIVER TRAPPERS (1952) (verified -SC)
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
original syndicated airdate 02-Aug-1952 [TD]
Story and teleplay by Milton M. Raison
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Clayton Moore
Kenne Duncan
Donna Martel
James Seay
Dorothy Adams
Clark Stevens
Bobby Hyatt
Lee Phelps
Synopsis:
Shipments of needed supplies bound for an indian reservation are
stolen. The local indian agent, a friend of Kit and El Toro, asks
for their help. They investigate and suspect a group of trappers. [SC]

2.02 [--] Kit Carson: THE BARON OF BLACK SPRINGS
09-Aug-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast:
Tris Coffin
Marshall Reed
Terry Frost
Sandy Sanders
Barbara Bestar
Nolan Leary
Gregg Barton
Bud Osborne.
Synopsis 1:
A frontier citizens' committee enlists the aid of Kit Carson in an effort
to get an army fort as protection against oultlaw gangs. [J. Beer]
(Syndicated rerun: 06Mar65, WNBC-4, New York, NY, Sat 9:00 a.m. EST)[J. Beer]
Synopsis 2:
A citizens' committee gets Kit to champion their plea for an Army fort. [RF]

2.03 [--] Kit Carson: DANGER TRAIL
(aka "Danger Hill")
16-Aug-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Robert Peyton
Lois Hall
Virginia Dale
Sammie Reynolds
Rusty Wescoatt.
Synopsis 1:
Kit helps a schoolmarm fight against a crooked town boss. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Kit Carson and El Toro try to help a schoolmistress defend her right
to a gold mine found underneath a schoolhouse. The town's boss wants
the mine. [J.Beer]
(Syndicated rerun 23Aug59, WTCN-11 Mpls-St.Paul, MN, Sun 4:30 p.m.) [J.Beer]

2.04 [--] Kit Carson: WILD HORSES OF PALA (verified -SC)
23-Aug-1952 [TD]
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
Original teleplay by Barry Shipman
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Jean Howell
Fred Sherman
Lyle Talbot
Keith Richards
William Haade
Baynes Barron
Charles Stevens
Raymond Hatton
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro must convince an indian chief and his tribe that
the army needs, for remounts, a band of wild horses that are grazing
on their land. [SC]

2.05 [--] Kit Carson: TRAIL TO FORT HAZARD
30-Aug-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Jim Bannon
Myron Healey
Charlita
Paul McGuire
Fred Graham
Boyd Stockman.
Synopsis:
Kit barely escapes lynching by a wild mob that accuses him of stealing
horses. [RF]

2.06 [--] Kit Carson: WARWHOOP
(copyright date 31Dec53 /OREG: LP3582)
original syndicated airdate 06-Sep-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
John Eldredge
Duane Thorsen
Carol Thurston
Edward Colmans
David Colmans
Charles Stevens
George M. Lynn
Bob Woodward
Synopsis:
The friendly Indians of Padre Diego are threatened by a man who hates
redmen. Kit Carson and El Toro learn of the Indians' danger while at
a California mission. [RF]

2.07 [--] Kit Carson: OUTLAW PARADISE
13-Sep-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Keene Duncan
James Seay.
Dorothy Adams
Bill George
Lee Phelps
Clark Stevens
Donna Martell
Synopsis:
Witnesses claim a man answering Kit's description killed a judge. [RF]

2.08 [--] Kit Carson: POWDERSNAKE TRAIL (Not "Powdersmoke Trail")
20-Sep-1952 [TD]
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro visit a ghost town run by desperadoes. [RF]

2.09 [--] Kit Carson: TROUBLE IN TUSCARORA (1952) (verified -SC)
27-Sept-1952 [TD]
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
Original teleplay by Barry Shipman
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Gail Davis
Raymond Hatton
James Craven
William Tannen
Richard Avonde
Ewing Mitchell
Carol Henry (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro arrive in the town of Tuscarora during a bank
robbery. Kit captures one of the robbers and returns the stolen money
to the bank. After some investigation, Kit believes that the owner of
the bank has some involvement with the robbery. [SC]

2.10 [--] Kit Carson: TRAIL TO OLD SONORA
04-Oct-1952 [TD]
Synopsis:
Kit's mission: end the power of the Stoddard gang. [RF]

2.11 [--] Kit Carson: ROAD TO DESTINY
11-Oct-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Peter Mamakos
Edward Colmans
Carol Thurston
Rick Vallin
Victor Millan
Jack Ingram.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro swear to clear a friend of a scandalous accusation. [RF]

2.12 [--] Kit Carson: BORDER CITY (1952) (verified -SC)
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
18-Oct-1952 [TD]
Original teleplay by Barry Shipman
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Harry Lauter
Elaine Williams
Charles Stevens
Zon Murray
Lillian Malieri
Julian Rivero
Bob Morgan (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro separate while on their way to the town of Border City.
their mission is to find out who's been smuggling wanted outlaws from
the U.S. across the border into Mexico. [SC]

2.13 [--] Kit Carson: ROARING CHALLENGE
25-Oct-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Patricia Michon ......... Estelita Gomez
Kenneth MacDonald ....... William "Bill" Drayson
Ted Mapes ............... Drayson's Henchman
John Cason .............. Drayson's Henchman.
Synopsis 1:
The seacoast town of San Limas is besieged by cholera, and El Toro
is asked for his help in arresting the spread of the disease. [J.Beer]
(synd. rerun 17Nov62 KSTP-5 St.Paul-Mpls, MN; 3:00 CST ) [J.Beer]
Synopsis 2:
During a cholera epidemic, bandits take possession of the mines. [RF]

2.14 [--] Kit Carson: RANGE MASTER
01-Nov-1952 [TD]
Guest cast:
Kenneth MacDonald
Jane Adams
Rick Vallin
John Cason
Jackson Halliday
Synopsis:
Kit's in danger when he investigates the murder of a foreman. [RF]

2.15 [--] Kit Carson: THUNDER OVER INYO (1952) (verified -SC)
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
08-Nov-1952 [TD]
Story and teleplay by Luci Ward
Directed by Lew Landers
Guest cast:
Robert Bray
Jeri James
Raymond Bond
John Cason
Reed Howes
Synopsis:
Returning from a trip, Kit meets El Toro at a cabin. While there they
encounter a lost little girl, a band of wild Piute indians, and a
trio of claim jumpers.[SC]

2.16 [--] Kit Carson: PLEDGE TO DANGER
15-Nov-1952 [TD]
Guest cast:
Kenneth Patterson
Dorothy Adams
Boyd Stockman
Carol Thurston
Kathleen Case
Gil Donaldson
Carol Henry
Sally Payne
Synopsis:
Kit's challenge: find a widow's daughter. [RF]
(possible companion episode #2.25)

2.17 [--] Kit Carson: GOLDEN SNARE
22-Nov-1952 [TD]
Guest cast:
Raymond Hatton
James Craven
Gail Davis
Ewing Mitchell
William Tannen
Richard Avonde
Synopsis:
Kit uncovers a plot to "salt" mines with gold dust and swindle buyers. [RF]

2.18 [--] Kit Carson: SINGING WIRES (1952) (verified -SC)
(this episode NOT on Library of Congress)
29-Nov-1952 [TD]
Teleplay by Maurice Tombragel
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Jean Howell
Lyle Talbot
Keith Richards
William Haade
Baynes Barron
Charles Stevens
Rodd Redwing
Edwardo Jiminez
Synopsis:
The army has concluded that the murder of two telegragh linemen were
the work of Indians. Kit Carson and El Toro investigate and believe
that white men are responsible, not the Indians. [SC]

2.19 [--] Kit Carson: MOJAVE DESPERADOS
06-Dec-1952 [TD]
Synopsis:
Outlaws plot to ambush a payroll wagon escorted by Kit. [RF]

2.20 [--] Kit Carson: HIGHWAY TO DOOM
13-Dec-1952 [TD]
Synopsis:
Kit searches for a hideout in the middle of a quiet town. [RF]

2.21 [--] Kit Carson: HIDEOUT
20-Dec-1952 [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Tris Coffin
Rand Brooks
Gregg Barton
Barbara Bestar
Marshall Reed
Terry Frost
Dale Van Sickel.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro intervene in the forced auction of a ranch. [RF]

2.22 [--] Kit Carson: THE BROKEN SPUR
27-Dec-1952 [TD]
Starring: Bill Williams (as Kit Carson), Don Diamond (as El Toro)
Synopsis 1:
A band of teenagers help Kit Carson and his friend El Toro round up a
gang of ruthless criminals. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Helping Kit and El Toro to round up bad guys: a band of teenagers. [RF]

2.23 [--] Kit Carson: VENTURE FEUD
03-Jan-1953 [TD]
Guest Cast:
Mara Corday ....... Mrs. Drake [LHA/AG]
Synopsis:
Kit tries to promote peace between two men but finds one of them dead.

2.24 [--] Kit Carson: BAD MEN OF MARYSVILLE (verified - J.Beer)
10-Jan-1953 [TD]
Source: "TV Guide Presents Great Westerns" (DVD) Genius Ent. cat. #77109,
Story and Teleplay by Luci Ward
Direction by Lew Landers
Cameraman: Clark Ramsey A.S.C.
Film Editor: Dwight Caldwell
Sound: Dean Thomas
Guest Cast:
John Dehner .............. George Graham
Jo Carroll Dennison ...... Jennie Bailey
Maudie Prickett .......... Peggy Aldrich
*
Uncredited Cast [LHA]
Ferris Taylor (uncredited)
Kit Guard (uncredited)
Jack Ingram (uncredited)
Rube Schaffer (uncredited)
John Cason (uncredited)
Chuck Cason. (uncredited)
Synopsis 1:
A freight wagon driver hauling a printing press is held up by a robber,
who is part of a gang headed by George Graham, a con artist who issues
counterfeit stocks in the Golden Girl mine to his customers in exchange
for their life's savings, including a woman named Jennie Bailey. It is
up to Kit and El Toro to capture Graham and his henchmen before they
flee California for neighboring Nevada. [J.Beer]
Synopsis 2:
Kit looks into the sale of counterfeit mining stock.

2.25 [--] Kit Carson: CLAIM JUMPERS
(aka CLAIM JUMPERS OF JUNIPER)
17-Jan-1953 [TD]
Gest Cast: [LHA]
Kenneth Patterson
Kathleen Case
Dorothy Adams
Gil Donaldson
Harry Strang
Tom London
Boyd Stockman
Carol Henry.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro expose gold-mine racketeers.
Synopsis 2:
Kit Carson and El Toro expose a form of racketeering practised
in gold mining areas of the Old West. [TA]
(Synd rerun: WNBC NYC 26Mar66 Sat 9:00am)

======================
Possibly one episode missing from season 2 could be this one ...........

[--] Kit Carson: MARK OF THE VIGILANTES (actual title, not an AKA) [verified -SC]
(aka "Mask of the Vigilantes"- Alpha Video title)
Directed by John English
Original Teleplay By Phillip Sudano and Arthur Rowe.
Guest Cast:
Kenneth Patterson........as Mathews
Kathleen Case........as Betty
Harry Strang........as Carlilse
Alex Montoya........as Forganza
Boyd Stockman........as Joe.
Synopsis:
Kit Carson becomes acting marshal during an election, but one of the town's
citizens plans to disrupt the voteing, to his advantage, by forming a group
of vigilanties. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Kit opposes a gang that is posing as a vigilante committee. [RF]
*Note TV Guide title is Mask of the Vigilantes.
(possible companion episodes - #2.25 "Claim Jumpers" / # 2.16 "Pledge to Danger")

####### The Adventures of Kit Carson #########
############ season 3 1953-54 ################
##############################################
Syndicated Program
26 episodes

3.01 [--] Kit Carson: OUTLAW TRAIL [Verified on DVD- J.Beer]
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3337)
01-Aug-1953 Sat [TD]
Source: "Great Western TV Shows" DVD boxed set - Brentwood LLC DVD Cat. # 45023-9
Direction by Paul K. Landres
Original teleplay by Robert Schaefer and Eric Freiwald
*
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Myron Healey
James Craven
Nan Leslie
Dale Van Sickel
Robert Bice
Rusty Wescoatt
Lane Chandler.
*
Director of Photography: Clark Ramsey
Art Director: Martin Obzina
Editorial Supervisor: Richard Currier A.S.C.
Film Editor: Edward Biery
Sound: Richard Tyler
Set Decorator: Charles Thompson
Assistant Director: Wilbur McGaugh
Makeup: Leo Lotito, Jr.
Recorded by Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Synopsis 1:
A valuable plaque, known by California missionaries as the Dos Santos, has
been stolen by an outlaw gang, especially for its precious stones embedded
in the plaque, meanwhile, a Mexican jewel fence named Ortega Valencia has
been paroled five years early from prison. A sheriff enlists Kit and El
Toro to go undercover as Matt Yancey and Valencia respectively in an effort
to retrieve the precious plaque from the outlaws before it be can fenced by
the real Ortega Valencia. [J.Beer]
Synopsis 2:
El Toro poses as a fence to trap thieves. [RF]

3.02 [--] Kit Carson: SAVAGE OUTPOST
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3339)
08-Aug-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
John Doucette
Richard Garland
Tris Coffin
Gil Warren
Harry Woods
Archie Twitchell
Elaine Edwards
Gracia Narciso.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro don disguises to foil gangsters. [RF]

3.03 [--] Kit Carson: HAWK RAIDERS
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3355)
15-Aug-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Tol Avery
Richard Reeves
Pierre Watkin
Howard Negley
Sheb Wooley
Anna Navarro.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro pose as members of an outlaw gang. [RF]

3.04 [--] Kit Carson: WIDOW OF INDIAN WELLS (1953) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3466)
22-Aug-1953 Sat [TD]
Story and teleplay by Milton M. Raison
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Rick Vallin
Ann Tyrrell
Gregg Barton
Wallis Clark
Nancy Hale
Don Harvey
George Pembroke
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro are sent by the U.S. territorial commissioner to the
town of Indian Wells to learn the identity of the bandits who have been
terrorizing the surrounding area. [SC]

3.05 [--] Kit Carson: LAW OF BOOT HILL
(copyright date 31Dec53 /OREG: LP3551)
29-Aug-1953 Sat [TD]
Director: John English [Heikocleef]
Co-starring: [LHA]
Roy Barcroft ......... Jud Hadley
Lee Van Cleef ........ Kirk Hadley
George Chandler ...... Bret Pearson
Rand Brooks .......... Larry Pearson
Jeanne Cooper ........ Joyce Hadley
Bob Woodward ......... Joe Ridge
Synopsis:
Pretending to help a town, outlaws seize control of a silver mine. [RF]

3.06 [--] Kit Carson: TROUBLE AT FORT MOJAVE
(copyright date 31Dec53 /OREG: LP3553)
05-Sep-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
John Eldredge
Duane Thorsen
Carol Thorston
Charles Stevens
David Colmans
Joel Whitecloud
George M. Lynn
Bob Rose
Synopsis:
Outlaws pose as Indians to hijack supplies. [RF]

3.07 [--] Kit Carson: POWDERSMOKE LAW
(copyright date 31Dec53 /OREG: LP3565)
12-Sep-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
John Eldredge
Duane Thorsen
Carol Thurston
Charles Stevens
David Colmans
Joel Whitecloud
George M. Lynn
Bob Rose.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro ride with a posse. [RF]

3.08 [--] Kit Carson: SECRET SHERIFF
(copyright date 31Dec53 /OREG: LP3566)
19-Sep-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Pierre Watkin
Sheb Wooley
Tol Avery
Anna Navarro
Dick Reeves
Rankin Mansfield
Mike McHale.
Synopsis:
Kit arrives in Poker Ridge and finds it overrun by outlaws. [RF]

3.09 [--] Kit Carson: OUTLAW ARMY
(copyright date 31Dec53 /OREG: LP3567)
26-Sep-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Edward Colmans
Richard Avonde
Donna Martell
Paul McGuire
Peter Mamakos
Boyd Stockman
Larry Craine.
Synopsis:
An Army deserter recruits outlaws to conquer California. [RF]

3.10 [--] Kit Carson: LOST TREASURE OF THE PANAMINTS
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3568)
03-Oct-1953 Sat [TD]
Director: John English [Heikocleef]
written by Barry Shipman [Heikocleef]
Director of Photography: Clark Ramsey [Heikocleef]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Roy Barcroft
Jeanne Cooper
Rand Brooks
George Chandler
Lee Van Cleef
Synopsis:
Carson and El Toro clash with the masked El Chambergo and his gang. The
outlaws are in the midst of robbing a stagecoach when Carson and El Toro
arrive. [RF]

3.11 [--] Kit Carson: FRONTIER MAIL (1953) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec53/ OREG: LP3569)
10-Oct-1953 Sat [TD]
Directed by John English
Original teleplay by Milton M. Raison
Guest cast:
Jean Howell
Frank Fenton
Harry Lauter
William Fawcett
George Eldridge
Ralph Sanford
Henry Rowland
Boyd Stockman
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro are asked by postal inspectors to investigate who's
been robbing the mails of small quantities of gold dust and mining deeds. [SC]

3.12 [--] Kit Carson: OPEN SEASON
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP3570)
17-Oct-1953 Sat [TD]
******************** no synopsis available *******************

3.13 [--] Kit Carson: GUNSMOKE JUSTICE (1953) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec53 /OREG: LP3574)
24-Oct-1953 Sat [TD]
Directed by John English
Original Teleplay by Barry Shipman
Director of Photography: Cark Ramsey [Heikocleef]
Guest Cast:
Roy Barcroft
George Chandler
Rand Brooks
Lee Van Cleef ........ Burt Tanner
Jeanne Cooper
Boyd Stockman
Carol Henry (Uncredited)
Steve Raines (Uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro are caught up in a plot by the owner of a large
freighter operation who's attempting to drive his competitors
out of business at any cost. [SC]

3.14 [--] Kit Carson: CHALLENGE TO CHANCE
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3575)
31-Oct-1953 Sat [TD]
Synopsis:
A man is murdered while sending Kit a telegram and the unfinished
message is Kit's only clue. [RF]

3.15 [--] Kit Carson: MARSHALL OF GUN TOWN
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3576)
07-Nov-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Tris Coffin
William Fawcett
John Doucette
Synopsis:
Kit is accused of murder when he finds a corpse. [RF]

3.16 [--] Kit Carson: UPRISING AT PAWHUSKA
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3577)
14-Nov-1953 Sat [TD]
Synopsis:
A homesteader's death threatens to bring on armed hostilities. [RF]

3.17 [--] Kit Carson: ARMY RENEGADES
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3578)
21-Nov-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Jean Howell
Henry Rowland
Harry Lauter
Harry Harvey Sr.
Frank Fenton
Bob Woodward.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro go after outlaws led by two Army renegades. [RF]

3.18 [--] Kit Carson: BADMAN'S ESCAPE
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3579)
28-Nov-1953 Sat [TD] (12Dec1953 IMDB)
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Rick Vallin
Wallis Clark
Ann Tyrrell
Nancy Hale
Gregg Barton
Mort Mills
Dick Rich
Ted Stanhope
Synopsis:
A psychopathic killer terrorizes a sheriff and his family. [RF]

3.19 [--] Kit Carson: THE HAUNTED HACIENDA (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3580)
05-Dec-1953 Sat [TD]
Directed by John English
Original teleplay by Barry Shipman
Guest cast:
Donna Martell.......... Dolores
Richard Avonde......... Don Felipe
Edward Colmans......... Don Jose
Jan Arvan.............. Don Luis
Peter Mamakos.......... El Broho
Gilbert Frye........... Ramon
Belle Mitchell......... The Old Woman
Synopsis:
Kit Carson encounters a series of supernatural and witchcraft
incidents at the ranch of El Toro's uncle Don Jose. [SC]

3.20 [--] Kit Carson: GUNSMOKE VALLEY
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3581)
12-Dec-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Myron Healey ......... Corey Wyatt
Rusty Wescoatt ....... Tom,
Nan Leslie ........... Polly
Robert Bice
Dale Van Sickel
James Craven
Lane Chandler.
Synopsis:
Kit travels to a wedding and finds a lynching instead. [RF]

3.21 [--] Kit Carson: RENEGADES WIRES
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3572)
19-Dec-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Denver Pyle
Francis McDonald
Barbara Bestar
Chris Alcaide
Marshall Reed
Bruce Payne.
Synopsis:
While chasing outlaws, Kit is arrested for murder. [RF]
(possible companion episode #3.25)

3.22 [--] Kit Carson: THE AMBUSH
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3573)
26-Dec-1953 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Tol Avery
Anna Navarro
Pierre Watkin
Sheb Wooley
Dick Reeves
Dick Crockett
Ferris Taylor.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro come on an ambush after a courier is killed.

[--] 02-Jan-1954 Sat,[TD] - no details

3.23 [--] Kit Carson: THE DRY CREEK CASE
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3583)
09-Jan-1954 Sat,[TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Bill Phipps
Forrest Taylor
Patricia Wright
Mike Regan
I. Stanford Jolley
Nelson Leigh.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro trail an ex-con to regain stolen money. [RF]

3.24 [--] Kit Carson: COPPER TOWN
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3641)
16-Jan-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Stars: [LHA]
Myron Healey
Robert Bice
Nan Leslie
Dale Van Sickel
James Craven
Lane Chandler
Synopsis:
Kit attempts to track down a gang of stagecoach bandits. [RF]

3.25 [--] Kit Carson: COUNTERFEIT COUNTY
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3642)
23-Jan-1954 Sat,[TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Denver Pyle
Dick Elliott
Barbara Bestar
Francis McDonald
Marshall Reed
Chris Alcaide.
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro witness a murder. [RF]
(possible companion episode #3.21 "Renegade Wires")

3.26 [--] Kit Carson: THE CACHE
(copyright date 31Dec53 / OREG: LP3643)
26?-Jan- 1954.[TD]
Synopsis:
An accused murderer has one friend: Kit, who believes him innocent. [RF]

####### The Adventures of Kit Carson #########
############# season 4 1954-55 ###############
############## (final season) ################
Syndicated Program
26 episodes

4.01 [--] Kit Carson: TRAILS WESTWARD
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4700)
31-Jul-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Stars:[LHA]
Madge Meredith
Harry Hickox
George Chandler
Sheb Wooley
Mike Regan
Dan White
Synopsis:
Murder confounds Kit and El Toro. [RF]
(possible companion episode #4.10 "Trail to Bordertwon")

4.02 [--] Kit Carson: STAMPEDE FURY
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4701)
07-Aug-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Guest Stars:
Nan Leslie
Denver Pyle
Pamela Duncan
Peter J. Mamakos
Henry Rowland
Gil Warren
Tim Graham
Synopsis:
A gang leader plans to stampede a herd of cattle. [RF]
(possible companion episodes #4.03)

4.03 [--] Kit Carson: BULLETS OF MYSTERY
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4702)
14-Aug-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Stars: [LHA]
Nan Leslie
Henry Rowland
Peter Mamakos
Denver Pyle
Pamela Duncan
Lyle Talbot
Edward Colmans
Kermit Maynard
Synopsis:
Six men, marked for death by a bandit, are put under Kit's protection. [RF]
(possible companion episodes #4.02)

4.04 [--] Kit Carson: THE WRONG MAN
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4703)
21-Aug-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Stars: [LHA]
Madge Meredith
Harry Hickox
George Chandler
Sheb Wooley
Mike Regan
Heenan Elliott
Ronald Sha'an
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro take on a ring of cattle rustlers. [RF]
(possible companion episodes #4.10 "Trail to Bordertwon" & #4.1)

4.05 [--] Kit Carson: THE GATLING GUN (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4704)
28-Aug-1954 Sat [TD]
Directed by Paul Landres
Written By Barry Shipman
Guest cast:
Tris Coffin........... Colonel Culver
Don C. Harvey......... Comissioner Fleming
Francis McDonald........ Sagal
Sally Payne........... Belle
George Wallace........ Rafe
Charlita.............. The Waitress
Dick Farnsworth....... The Army Wagon Driver
Carol Henry........... The Henchman
Guy Teague............ Gang Member
Jay X. Brands......... The Army Orderly
Steve Raines.......... The Telegraph Worker
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro are assigned to transport a gatling
gun to an army garrison. While on their way they are attacked
by a gang of renegade outlaws. [SC]
(possible companion episode #4.09 "Frontier Challenge" &#4.06)

4.06 [--] Kit Carson: POWDER DEPOT
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4705)
04-Sep-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest cast: [LHA]
Tristram Coffin
(J.) Pat O'Malley
Sally Payne
Francis McDonald
George Wallace
Paul McGuire
Don C. Harvey
Synopsis:
Posing as a god, a white man plays on Indian hatred to start a war. [RF]
(possible companion episode #4.09 "Frontier Challenge" &#4.05)

4.07 [--] Kit Carson: THE HERMIT OF INDIAN RIDGE
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4706)
11-Sep-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Phyllis Coates
Rex Thorsen
Dennis Moore
Richard "Dick" Simmons
Elaine Williams
Synopsis:
Kit makes use of an odd clue to find a hiding bandit. [RF]
(possible companion episode #4.08 "Riders of Hooded League")

4.08 [--] Kit Carson: RIDERS OF HOODED LEAGUE (1954) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4707)
18-Sep-1954 Sat [TD]
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by Philip Ford
Guest cast:
Phyllis Coates
Richard Simmons
Dennis Moore
Rex Thorsen
Boyd Stockman
Ted Mapes
Carol Henry (uncredited)
Steve Raines (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro get involved with a vigilante group known as "the
hooded league", and a range war between homesteaders and ranchers. [SC]

4.09 [--] Kit Carson: FRONTIER CHALLENGE (copyright title)
(aka "Frontier of Challenge") [LHA]
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4708)
25-Sep-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
George Wallace
Sally Payne
Don C. Harvey
Tris Coffin
Francis McDonald
Charlita
Synopsis:
A perfume puts Kit on the scent of frontier gangsters. [RF]
(possible companion episode #4.06 "Powder Depot" & #4.05)

4.10 [--] Kit Carson: TRAIL TO BORDERTOWN (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4709)
02-Oct-1954 Sat [TD]
Directed by John English
Written by Norman S. Hall
Guest cast:
Madge Meredith...... Ruth Haines
George Chandler..... Steve Brent
Harry Hickox........ The Sheriff
Sheb Wooley......... Johnny
Gilbert Warren...... Watson
Steve Raines........ Dillon
Carol Henry......... Hank
Mike Ragan.......... William Redman
Jay X. Brands....... The Ambush Outlaw
Fred Carson......... The Henchman
Synopis:
Kit and El Toro get involved with a woman about to lose her ranch and
a outlaw leader impersonating a noted land commissioner. [SC]
(possible companion episodes #4.1 "Trails Westward" & #4.04)

4.11 [--] Kit Carson: NO MAN'S LAW
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4710)
09-Oct-1954 Sat [TD]
Directed by John English [Heikocleef]
Director of Photography: Joe Novack [Heikocleef]
Edited by Edward Haire [Heikocleef]
Guest Cast: [Heikocleef]
Linda Stirling
Lee Van Cleef ........... Major Farnsworth/Vance Howard
Richard Garland
Harry Harvey
Stanley Price
X.Brands
Synopsis:
A rifle inventor disappears and his family suspects kidnapping.

4.12 [--] Kit Carson: THE MISSING HACIENDA (1954) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4711)
16-Oct-1954 Sat [TD]
Written by Sloan Nibley
Directed by John English
Director of Photogrphy: Joe Novack [Heikocleef]
Edited by Edward A.Biery [Heikocleef]
Guest Cast: [Heikocleef]
Linda Stirling
Lee Van Cleef .......... Sheriff Ned Jackson
Richard Garland
Harry Harvey (Sr.)
Glen Kilburn
James Diehl
Virginia Carroll
Pete Dunn
Carol Henry (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro are escorting a government witness named Eli Thatcher to the
town of Oasis, when they're attacked by outlaws. Kit stays to fight. El Toro
flees with Thatcher and hides him out in a hacienda near town. Later when Kit
and El Toro return to the hacienda with the town's sheriff, the witness Eli
thatcher has mysteriously disappeared. [SC]
(possible companion episode #4.26)

4.13 [--] Kit Carson: RENEGADES OF REJO
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4712)
23-Oct-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Bill Henry
Myron Healey
Pierce Lyden
Elaine Williams
Kenne Duncan
Pat O'Malley
Synopsis:
Kit attends El Toro's funeral. So does El Toro very much alive! [RF]
(possible companion episode #4.14)

4.14 [--] Kit Carson: GHOST TOWN GARRISON (1954) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4713)
30-Oct-1954 Sat [TD]
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by Charles S. Gould
Guest Cast:
Bill Henry
Myron Healey
Pierce Lyden
Kenne Duncan
Elaine Williams,
Dick Farnsworth (uncredited)
Frosty Royce (uncredited)
Synopsis 1:
Kit and El Toro are assigned by General Freemont to meet and guard
a gold shipment. When they arrive at a local army garrison, the
Commander and his men have mysteriOusly disappeared. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Carson and El Toro are assigned to escort wagon trains of gold shipments
through dangerous territory. [J. Beer]
(Syndicated rerun, 10Jun59, KETV-7 Omaha, NE, Wed 6pm CDT)
(possible companion episode #4.13)

4.15 [--] Kit Carson: EYES OF THE OUTLAW (1954) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4714)
06-Nov-1954 Sat [TD]
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by Paul Landres
Guest cast:
Susan Cummings
Gregg Barton
Richard Avonde
Tom Irish
John Pickard
Jerome Sheldon
Terry Frost
Suzanne Ta Fel (?)
Dick Farnsworth (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Outlaw Blind Bart is blamed for a rash of holdups and the kidnapping
of the town's stageline owner. Kit and El Toro believe that a local
mine owner named Ken Reeves has something to do with the robberies and
the disappearance of the owner. [SC]
(possible companion episodes #4.22 & #4.23)

4.16 [--] Kit Carson: VALIANT OUTLAW (1954) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4715)
13-Nov-1954 Sat [TD]
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Jean Howell
Raymond Hatton
Harry Harvey, Jr.
Harry Lauter
James Craven
Frosty Royce (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro search for an army scout who was responsible
for stealing a large army payroll that hes never been recovered. [SC]

4.17 [--] Kit Carson: THE JUDGE OF BLACK MESA
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4716)
20-Nov-1954 Sat [TD]
Synopsis:
Framed for the murder of his creditor, a rancher asks Kit for help. [RF]

4.18 [--] Kit Carson: FRONTIER EMPIRE
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4717)
27-Nov-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Cast: [LHA]
Anne Kimball
Steve Darrell
Mauritz Hugo
James Best
Terry Frost
Virginia Carroll
Ted Stanhope
Synopsis:
It's Kit to the rescue when outlaws kidnap a girl to steal her ranch. [RF]
(possible companion episode #4.24 "Phantom Uprising")

4.19 [--] Kit Carson: TROUBLE IN SUNDOWN (1954) (verified -SC)
(copyright title "Trouble at Sundown")
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4718)
04-Dec-1954 Sat [TD]
Written by Sloan Nibley
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Chris Alcaide
Jan Shepard
Larry Hudson
Hal K. Dawson
Frank Gerstle
Terry Frost
Dick Farnsworth (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman (uncredited)
Jay X. Brands (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A gang of outlaws have been terrorizing the town of Sundown and the
surrounding countryside. Kit Carson and El Toro are sent to help. After
arriving in town, the sheriff and the mayor are killed. Kit investigates
and he suspects a prominent town citizen to be involved with the outlaws. [SC]
(possible companion episode #4.20)

4.20 [--] Kit Carson: OUTLAW'S JUSTICE
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4719)
11-Dec-1954 Sat [TD]
Guest Stars: [LHA]
Jan Shepard
Hal K. Dawson
Terry Frost
Chris Alcaide
Larry Hudson
Synopsis:
Investigating a suicide, Carson and El Toro stumble on a plot to blow
up the entire town. [RF]
(possible companion episode #4.19)

4.21 [--] Kit Carson: THE GOLDEN RING OF CIBOLA
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4720)
18-Dec-1954 Sat [TD]
Synopsis:
Kit helps Indians keep secret a treasure of gold.

4.22 [--] Kit Carson: OVERLAND STAGE (1954)(verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4721)
25-Dec-1954 Sat [TD]
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by Paul Landres
Guest cast:
Susan Cummings
Tom Irish
Richard Avonde
Terry Frost
Pierce Lyden
Gregg Barton
Frank Gerstle
Frosty Royce (uncredited)
Synopsis:
The overland stage line has been robbed of silver shipments. Kit and
El Toro are asked to investigate. They suspect the notorious Hanlon Gang. [SC]
(possible companion episodes #4.15 & #4.23)

4.23 [--] Kit Carson: DEVIL'S REMUDA (1955)(verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4722)
01-Jan-1955 Sat [TD]
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by Paul Landres
Guest cast:
Susan Cummings
Tom Irish
William Fawcett
Sheb Wooley
Richard Avonde
John Damler
Jay X. Brands (uncredited)
Frosty Royce (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Kit and El Toro get involved with a herd of wild horses, and a wealthy
mine owner held captive by the notorious Ringo Gang. [SC]
(possible companion episodes #4.15 & #4.22)

4.24 [--] Kit Carson: THE PHANTOM UPRISING (1955) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4723)
08-Jan-1955 Sat [TD]
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by John English
Guest cast:
Ann Kimbell
James Best
William Fawcett
Steve Darrell
Mauritz Hugo
Fred Carson
Jack Mulhall
Synopsis:
Kit Carson and El Toro get involved with a group of feuding ranchers who
are blaming their cattle losses on each other. Kit believes that a band of
renegade indians, led by the notorious Red Knife, is the cause for the
missing cattle. [SC]
(possible companion episode #4.18 "Frontier Empire")

4.25 [--] Kit Carson: MISSION TO ALKALI
(copyright date 31Dec54/ OREG: LP4724)
15-Jan-1955 Sat [TD]
Guest Stars: [LHA]
Jan Arvan
Terry Frost
Synopsis:
An ambush halts Kit's race to Mexico with smallpox vaccine. [RF]

4.26 [--] Kit Carson: INCIDENT AT WAGONTIRE (1955) (final episode) (verified -SC)
(copyright date 21Jan55/ OREG: LP5709)
22-Jan-1955 Sat [TD].
Directed by John English
Written by Sloan Nibley
Director of Photography: Joe Novack [Heikocleef]
Edited by Ben Smith [Heikocleef]
Guest Cast:
Linda Stirling
Lee Van Cleef
Harry Harvey, Sr.
Richard Garland
Joe Howarth
Jay X Brands
Steve Raines
Carol Henry (uncredited)
Dick Farnsworth (uncredited)
Synopis:
A prominent citizen of the town of Wagontire has received threats
during an election. Kit and El Toro arrive to help and encounter a
mysterious outlaw gang and a dead marshall. [SC]
(possible companion episode #4.12)


 
####### The Adventures of Kit Carson #########
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