Overland Trail is an American Western television series starring William Bendix and Doug McClure which aired on NBC from February 7 to June 6, 1960.
| Overland Trail | |
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 William Bendix, guest star Lynn Bari and Doug McClure, 1960. | |
| Also known as | Overland Stage |
| Genre | Western |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
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| Executive producer | Nat Holt |
| Producer | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 7 – July 2, 1960 |
Synopsis
editBendix portrayed Frederick Thomas "Fred" Kelly, fictitious superintendent of the Overland Stage Company. McClure appeared as Frank "Flip" Flippen, Bendix's young associate.[1]
Overland Trail aired opposite Lassie and Dennis the Menace on CBS and Walt Disney Presents and Maverick on ABC. Overland Trail left the air on September 11, 1960, after summer rebroadcasts. It was replaced by the last season of NBC's Shirley Temple's Storybook.[2]
Notable guest stars
editNotable guest stars included:
- Mario Alcalde
- John Anderson
- Claude Akins
- Lynn Bari
- Rayford Barnes
- Whitney Blake
- Russ Bender
- James Best
- Chet Brandenburg
- Robert Bray
- John Carradine
- Steve Conte
- Walter Coy
- Frank Dekova
- Alan Dexter
- Don Dubbins
- Frank Ferguson
- Dianne Foster
- Kelton Garwood
- Robert Griffin
- Ron Hayes
- Rex Holman
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
- Lang Jeffries
- Ray Kellogg
- Werner Klemperer
- Robert Loggia
- BarBara Luna
- Barton MacLane
- Ted Mapes
- John Marley
- Lucy Marlow
- Ken Mayer
- Mercedes McCambridge
- Sean McClory
- John McIntire
- Denny Scott Miller
- Gerald Mohr
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Read Morgan
- Jimmy Noel
- Gregg Palmer
- Slim Pickens
- Andrew Prine
- Judson Pratt
- Denver Pyle
- Gilman Rankin
- Karen Sharpe
- Quentin Sondergaard
- Boyd Stockman
- Kelly Thordsen
- Eddy Waller
- Adam West
- Peter Whitney
- Robert J. Wilke
- Tony Young
Episodes
edit| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Perilous Passage" | Virgil W. Vogel | Samuel A. Peeples | February 7, 1960 |
| 2 | "The O'Mara Ladies" | Jerry Hopper | Borden Chase | February 14, 1960 |
| 3 | "West of Boston" | David Butler | Fred Freiberger | February 21, 1960 |
| 4 | "The High Bridge" | Harold Schuster | Story by : Samuel A. Peeples Teleplay by : Martin Berkeley | February 28, 1960 |
| 5 | "Westbound Stage" | Sidney Salkow | Samuel A. Peeples | March 6, 1960 |
| 6 | "All The O'Mara Horses" | Sidney Salkow | Borden Chase | March 13, 1960 |
| 7 | "Daughter of the Sioux" | D. Ross Lederman | Story by : Samuel A. Peeples Teleplay by : Dwight Newton | March 20, 1960 |
| 8 | "Lawyer In Petticoats" | Tay Garnett | Fred Freiberger | March 27, 1960 |
| 9 | "The Vigilantes of Montana" | Sidney Salkow | Story by : Samuel A. Peeples Teleplay by : Martin Berkeley | April 3, 1960 |
| 10 | "Fire In the Hole" | Tay Garnett | Borden Chase | April 17, 1960 |
| 11 | "Mission Into Mexico" | Tay Garnett | N.B. Stone, Jr. | April 24, 1960 |
| 12 | "First Stage to Denver" | Christian Nyby | Story by : Samuel A. Peeples Teleplay by : Barry Shipman | May 1, 1960 |
| 13 | "Sour Annie" | William Witney | B.L. James | May 8, 1960 |
| 14 | "The Baron Comes Back" | Tay Garnett | B.L. James | May 15, 1960 |
| 15 | "Escort Detail" | Lesley Selander | B.L. James | May 22, 1960 |
| 16 | "The Reckoning" | William Witney | B.L. James | May 29, 1960 |
| 17 | "Most Dangerous Gentleman" | William Witney | Samuel A. Peeples | June 5, 1960 |
Home media
editOn February 14, 2012, Timeless Media Group released Overland Trail- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[3]
References
edit- ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 634
- ^ McNeil, Total Television, appendix
- ^ Lamber, David (November 14, 2011). "Overland Trail - 'The Complete Series' Announced: Date, Cost, Details and Packaging". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2013.