''Kit Carson'' is one of the earliest Western films, being released by the
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition ...
in October 1903. (According to silentera.com, portions may have been released the month before.
) Part of the footage was reused in ''
The Pioneers'', another Western short also released by Biograph in October 1903. Both films were shot on location in the
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains ( ) are a massif of mountains in Northeastern New York which form a circular dome approximately wide and covering about . The region contains more than 100 peaks, including Mount Marcy, which is the highest point in Ne ...
of New York.
Plot
Kit Carson
Christopher Houston Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868) was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent and United States Army, U.S. Army officer. He became an American frontier legend in his own lifetime ...
and another trapper are attacked by Indians in the wilderness; Carson is taken prisoner and his companion killed. He escapes, but is recaptured and taken to his captors' village. There, a maiden takes pity on him and cuts his bonds, enabling him to escape again and return home to his loving family.
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External links
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Kit Carson
at silentera.com, with a detailed synopsis from "Biograph promotional materials"
{{Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
1903 films
1903 short films
1903 Western (genre) films
1900s American films
1900s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Biograph Company films
Films directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
Films shot in New York (state)
Silent American Western (genre) short films
English-language Western (genre) short films