A band of stage coach robbers backed by Raymond Massey are holding up gold shipments out of Carson City. Amusingly, after each hold-up the bandits treat the stage passengers to a nice meal with champagne to drink! Convinced the only way to transport the gold safely is by rail, the mine owner hires tough guy engineer Randolph Scott to build a railroad from Carson City to Virginia City. There's also a subplot love triangle with Scott, his brother, and Lucille Norman that does nobody any favors. Watchable time-killer western. Scott doesn't have to stretch his acting muscles much, but that's okay. It's enjoyable enough with a nice turn from Massey as the gentlemanly villain. More focus on the bandits and less on the stomach-churning love triangle would have helped a lot.
Review of Carson City
