Overland Trail (TV series)
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American TV series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
| Production | |
| 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 |
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 included:
| 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 |
On February 14, 2012, Timeless Media Group released Overland Trail- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[3]
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