Overland Trail (TV series)
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William Bendix, guest star Lynn Bari and Doug McClure, 1960.
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| Also known as | ''Overland Stage'' |
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | Martin Berkeley Borden Chase Fred Freiberger B.L. James Samuel A. Peeples |
| Directed by | Tay Garnett Sidney Salkow Lesley Selander Virgil Vogel William Witney |
| Starring | William Bendix Doug McClure |
| Theme music composer | Jeff Alexander Dave Kahn Stanley Wilson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Nat Holt |
| Producer(s) | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | February 7 – July 2, 1960 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Overland Trail is an American Western series starring William Bendix and Doug McClure which aired on NBC from February 7 to June 6, 1960.
Synopsis
Bendix 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
Notable guest stars included:
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- John Anderson
- Claude Akins
- Lynn Bari
- Whitney Blake
- James Best
- Robert Bray
- John Carradine
- Walter Coy
- Frank Dekova
- Frank Ferguson
- Dianne Foster
- Ron Hayes
- Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr.
- Lang Jeffries
- Werner Klemperer
- Robert Loggia
- BarBara Luna
- Barton MacLane
- John Marley
- Mercedes McCambridge
- Sean McClory
- John McIntire
- Denny Scott Miller
- Gerald Mohr
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Slim Pickens
- Andrew Prine
- Judson Pratt
- Denver Pyle
- Adam West
- Peter Whitney
- Robert J. Wilke
- Tony Young
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
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| 1-1 | "Perilous Passage" | February 7, 1960 |
| 1-2 | "The O'Mara Ladies" | February 14, 1960 |
| 1-3 | "West of Boston" | February 21, 1960 |
| 1-4 | "The High Bridge" | February 28, 1960 |
| 1-5 | "Westbound Stage" | March 6, 1960 |
| 1-6 | "All The O'Mara Horses" | March 13, 1960 |
| 1-7 | "Daughter of the Sioux" | March 20, 1960 |
| 1-8 | "Lawyer In Petticoats" | March 27, 1960 |
| 1-9 | "The Vigilantes of Montana" | April 3, 1960 |
| 1-10 | "Fire In the Hole" | April 17, 1960 |
| 1-11 | "Mission Into Mexico" | April 24, 1960 |
| 1-12 | "First Stage to Denver" | May 1, 1960 |
| 1-13 | "Sour Annie" | May 8, 1960 |
| 1-14 | "The Baron Comes Back" | May 15, 1960 |
| 1-15 | "Escort Detail" | May 22, 1960 |
| 1-16 | "The Reckoning" | May 29, 1960 |
| 1-17 | "Most Dangerous Gentleman" | June 5, 1960 |
DVD release
On February 14, 2012, Timeless Media Group will release Overland Trail- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.[3]
References
External links
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- 1960s American television series
- 1960 American television series debuts
- 1960 American television series endings
- American drama television series
- Black-and-white television programs
- English-language television programming
- NBC network shows
- Western (genre) television series
