Overland Trail (TV series)
| Overland Trail | |
|---|---|
 William Bendix, guest star Lynn Bari and Doug McClure, 1960. | |
| 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 | 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. |
| Production companies | Overland Stage-Bilben Productions Stagecoach Productions Revue Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 7 – July 2, 1960 |
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:
- John Anderson
- Claude Akins
- Lynn Bari
- Whitney Blake
- James Best
- Robert Bray
- John Carradine
- Steve Conte
- 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
- Eddy Waller
- Adam West
- Peter Whitney
- Robert J. Wilke
- Tony Young
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Director | Writer | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "Perilous Passage" | Virgil W. Vogel | Samuel A. Peeples | February 7, 1960 |
| 1-2 | "The O'Mara Ladies" | Jerry Hopper | Borden Chase | February 14, 1960 |
| 1-3 | "West of Boston" | David Butler | Fred Freiberger | February 21, 1960 |
| 1-4 | "The High Bridge" | Harold Schuster | Teleplay by: Martin Berkeley Story by: Samuel A. Peeples |
February 28, 1960 |
| 1-5 | "Westbound Stage" | Sidney Salkow | Samuel A. Peeples | March 6, 1960 |
| 1-6 | "All The O'Mara Horses" | Sidney Salkow | Borden Chase | March 13, 1960 |
| 1-7 | "Daughter of the Sioux" | D. Ross Lederman | Teleplay by: Dwight Newton Story by: Samuel A. Peeples |
March 20, 1960 |
| 1-8 | "Lawyer In Petticoats" | Tay Garnett | Fred Freiberger | March 27, 1960 |
| 1-9 | "The Vigilantes of Montana" | Sidney Salkow | Teleplay by: Martin Berkeley Story by: Samuel A. Peeples |
April 3, 1960 |
| 1-10 | "Fire In the Hole" | Tay Garnett | Borden Chase | April 17, 1960 |
| 1-11 | "Mission Into Mexico" | Tay Garnett | N.B. Stone, Jr. | April 24, 1960 |
| 1-12 | "First Stage to Denver" | Christian Nyby | Teleplay by: Barry Shipman Story by: Samuel A. Peeples |
May 1, 1960 |
| 1-13 | "Sour Annie" | William Witney | B.L. James | May 8, 1960 |
| 1-14 | "The Baron Comes Back" | Tay Garnett | B.L. James | May 15, 1960 |
| 1-15 | "Escort Detail" | Lesley Selander | B.L. James | May 22, 1960 |
| 1-16 | "The Reckoning" | William Witney | B.L. James | May 29, 1960 |
| 1-17 | "Most Dangerous Gentleman" | William Witney | Samuel A. Peeples | June 5, 1960 |
Home media
On February 14, 2012, Timeless Media Group released Overland Trail- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[3]
References
- ^ 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.