Adventures of Kit Carson - Volume 5

Legendary western hero Kit Carson and his dependable side-kick, El Toro, ride from one dangerous situation to the next, always fighting for truth and justice. Bill Williams, who had a long film and TV career in westerns, crime dramas and science fiction, plays the upright scout Carson with rugged believability. The role of Kit's girl-crazy Mexican pal is humorously handled by Don Diamond, who later played Cpl. Reyes in the "Zorro" series (1957-1959) and Crazy Cat in "F Troop" (1965) before lending his voice to a series of animated cartoon characters. "The Adventures of Kit Carson" is an early rough-riding treasure from the golden age of TV westerns that brought iconic shows like "The Lone Ranger," "The Cisco Kid," "Roy Rogers" and "Wild Bill Hickok" to small screens across America.

Curse of the Albas: Kit and El Toro rescue a girl from a runaway stage coach, only to learn she is the last surviving member of a family cursed by tragic deaths linked to a lost gold mine.

The Marauder of Madera: A bag of precious eucalyptus seeds in a stolen strongbox of gold proves to be the key to Kit's search for the thieves.

Padre's Treasure: Mistaken for stagecoach robbers and about to be lynched by vigilantes, Carson and El Toro are rescued by the real culprits.

Perilous Trail: Kit and El Toro go undercover to rescue a kidnapped U.S. Army general from a ruthless criminal band.

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