Blazing the Overland Trail
| Blazing the Overland Trail | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet |
| Written by | George H. Plympton |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Lee Roberts Dennis Moore Norma Brooks Gregg Barton Don C. Harvey |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Earl Turner |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 15 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blazing the Overland Trail (1956) is a Columbia Pictures serial directed by veteran serial specialist Spencer Gordon Bennet and produced by another serial specialist, Sam Katzman. It was the 57th and last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any studio (both major or minor). Republic Pictures, the only other serial-producing studio in the mid 1950s, had ceased its serial production the previous year with King of the Carnival.
Plot
Rance Devlin intends to build his own empire in the American west using his Black Raiders and allied Indians to do so. Only US Army scout Tom Bridger, allied with Pony Express rider Ed Marr and U.S. Army cavalry Capt. Frank Carter, can stop him.
Cast
- Lee Roberts as Tom Bridger, US Army scout
- Dennis Moore as Ed Marr, Pony Express relay station manager
- Norma Brooks as Lola Martin
- Gregg Barton as Capt. Frank Carter, US Army cavalry
- Don C. Harvey as Rance Devlin, villainous rancher
- Lee Morgan as Alby
- Edward Coch as Carl
- Pierce Lyden as Bragg
- Reed Howes as Dunn
- Al Ferguson as Fergie
- Pete Kellett as Pete
Production
The film uses stock footage from Overland with Kit Carson.[1]
Chapter titles
- Gun Emperor of the West
- Riding the Danger Trail
- The Black Riders
- Into the Flames
- Trapped in the Runaway Wagon
- Rifles for Redskins
- Midnight Attack
- Blast at Gunstock Pass
- War at the Wagon Camp
- Buffalo Stampede
- Into the Fiery Blast
- Cave-in
- Bugle Call
- Blazing Peril
- Raiders Unmasked
Source:[2]
See also
References
- ^ Harmon, Jim; Donald F. Glut (1973). "12. The Westerns "Who Was That Masked Man!"". The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury. Routledge. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-7130-0097-9.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 257. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
