

Carson City
1952-06-13 · 87 min · ★ 6.2
Mine owner William Sharon keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires banker Charles Crocker, 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 is the railroad engineer. However there is opposition to the railroad, chiefly from another mine owner, Big Jack Davis.
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- Directors
- André de Toth
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Randolph ScottSilent Jeff Kincaid
Lucille NormanSusan Mitchell
Raymond MasseyBig Jack Davis
Richard WebbAlan Kincaid
James MillicanJim Squires
Larry KeatingWilliam Sharon
George ClevelandHenry Dodson
William HaadeHardrock Haggerty
Don BeddoeCharles Crocker
Thurston HallCharles Crocker
Vince BarnettHenry
Ida MooreSpinster on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Sarah EdwardsSpinster on Stagecoach (uncredited)
Iris AdrianSaloon Girl in Fight (uncredited)
Stanley AndrewsMine Owner on Train (uncredited)
Ray BennettGuard (uncredited)
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