Carson City (film)

Carson City
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndre de Toth
Screenplay bySloan Nibley
Winston Miller
Story bySloan Nibley
Produced byBryan Foy
David Weisbart
StarringRandolph Scott
Lucille Norman
Raymond Massey
CinematographyJohn W. Boyle
Edited byRobert L. Swanson
Music byDavid Buttolph
Color processWarnercolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 13, 1952 (1952-06-13) (USA)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.7 million (USA rentals)[1]

Carson City is a 1952 American Western film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Randolph Scott, Lucille Norman, and Raymond Massey.[2]

Based on a story by Sloan Nibley, the film is about a railroad construction engineer whose plans to build a railroad line between Nevada's Carson City and Virginia City are met with hostility by the locals, who feel the trains will attract outlaws. Filmed on location at Iverson Ranch, Bell Ranch, and Bronson Canyon in Griffith Park,[3] Carson City was Warner Bros.' first film shot in WarnerColor.

  1. ^ "Top Box-Office Hits of 1952", Variety, January 7, 1953.
  2. ^ "Carson City profile". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
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