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Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

This is one of the earlier films in which Roy Rogers starred. The film begins with a bizarre scene where a masked Roy Rogers stops a stage coach at gunpoint. To disguise himself further, he speaks Spanish--but it's truly god-awful Spanish and many students in Spanish classes speak with greater fluency. So, unless you are stupid, it's obvious the masked man was NOT a Mexican or anyone who spoke Spanish.Later, you learn that Rogers is the so-called 'Carson City Kid'--a wanted outlaw. However, as it's Roy, he's sort of a wussy nice-guy outlaw....but still, he is not the 100% law abiding swell guy he was in later films and that surprised me. You soon learn that Roy's brother was killed by some scum-bag gambler, but he isn't sure of the guy's identity, so he's traveling the west looking for the evil galoot. Along the way, he meets up with an idiot (I am sorry, but there's no other way to describe the poor sap--played by Noah Beery, Jr.) and a grizzly old sheriff (Gabby Hayes. Oddly, the baddie ends up being Bob Steele--another western star who often played the good guy! What a weird set of roles for Roy and Bob!! As for the movie, it's a pretty decent B-western but nothing great. Like any Rogers film, there is lots of superfluous singing, heroics and in the end all is well. But along the way, there are a few surprises--mostly due to Roy's odd persona in this film. Worth seeing if you are a fan but far from a must-see for everyone else. Interesting.

Rodgers holds up mail-lines looking for bad guy Bob Steele, in order to settle an old score. Along the way, he tangles with lawman George "Gabby" Hayes and tries to protect young, naive miner Noah Beery Jr., whom Roy's partner (!) and Steele set their thieving sights on.A great role for Roy, this has a great, above average cast and an irresistible chance to see Rodgers going up against fellow Saturday matinée star Steele (who always looked more like a heavy than a hero) in a rare villainous turn.A better than average script, that knows what buttons to push and a quick pace also go a long way in helping make this Republic Pictures production worth watching.The only things that disappoint is the abrupt conclusion and the half-hearted nature of songs.

Roy Rogers' title role as The Carson City Kid is another one of those misnomers that makes you think of a bad guy. Of course, Roy is a good guy who has been unfortunately labeled an outlaw. For some reason he rides along with a real outlaw named Laramie (Francis McDonald). Roy looks out for the well-being of the all too trusting Arizona (Noah Beery, Jr.) while he is tracking down the villain, Lee Jessup (Bob Steele).Bob Steele was a leading cowboy hero during the 30's and continued to be a hero afterward, but it is nice to see him in a different role. The bad-guy/saloon owner was a generic part in B westerns, with only the talents of the individual actors making the part memorable. It was the same year that The Carson City Kid was made (1940) that Bob Steele began making a series of Billy The Kid movies for PRC and also joining The Three Mesquiteers at Republic, so The Carson City Kid may have been made while he was searching for a new movie deal. His talents were put to good use in this movie.Gabby Hayes was good, but not at his best in The Carson City Kid. His part as the town marshal provides comedy, but not the special appeal of being a sidekick. Seeing Gabby as Roy's pal makes a difference. In The Carson City Kid we get to see Gabby on Roy's side, but there is no real relationship between them.Overall, The Carson City Kid is an excellent choice for a Roy Rogers movie. The movie is set in the west without automobiles and big band productions. It shows a kind of western that Roy would abandon within a few years in favor of the modern setting movies for which he was known.

The Carson City Kid goes after a tin horn gambler who murdered his brother during a shady card game. After finding the gambler, the Kid finds that he has not changed his ways and is out to cheat and frame a pal of the Kid's. Carson must stop this nefarious scheme and keep his own hide intact at the same time while also wooing the girlfriend of the sneaky tinhorn. Good western.