Overland Trail (TV series)
| Overland Trail | |
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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 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nat Holt |
| Producer(s) | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original 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.
Bendix portrayed Frederick Thomas "Fred" Kelly, fictitious superintendent of the Overland Stage Company. McClure appeared as Frank "Flip" Flippen, Bendix's young associate.
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.
Notable guest stars included:
On February 14, 2012, Timeless Media Group will release Overland Trail- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.
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