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Overland Trail

  • TV Series
  • 19601960
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
72
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POPULARITY
36,999
8,103
Overland Trail (1960)
Western
The adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.The adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.The adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
72
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
36,999
8,103
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Stars
      • William Bendix
      • Doug McClure
      • Harry Guardino
    Top credits
    • Stars
      • William Bendix
      • Doug McClure
      • Harry Guardino
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Episodes17

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    1960

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    William Bendix and Lang Jeffries in Overland Trail (1960)
    William Bendix and Lang Jeffries in Overland Trail (1960)
    Christine White in Overland Trail (1960)
    Ron Randell in Overland Trail (1960)
    Robert Emhardt in Overland Trail (1960)
    Sean McClory in Overland Trail (1960)
    Barbara Lord in Overland Trail (1960)
    BarBara Luna in Overland Trail (1960)
    BarBara Luna and Doug McClure in Overland Trail (1960)
    Suzanne Lloyd in Overland Trail (1960)
    William Bendix and Adam West in Overland Trail (1960)
    Susan Cummings in Overland Trail (1960)

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    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Fred Kelly
    17 episodes17 eps • 1960
    Doug McClure
    Doug McClure
    • Flip Flippen
    17 episodes17 eps • 1960
    Harry Guardino
    Harry Guardino
    • Johnny Caldwell
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960
    Sean McClory
    Sean McClory
    • The O'Mara
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960
    Denver Pyle
    Denver Pyle
    • Jonathan Kale…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960
    Joe Yrigoyen
    • Stage Driver
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960
    Gilman Rankin
    Gilman Rankin
    • Latigo…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960
    Grace Lee Whitney
    Grace Lee Whitney
    • Blonde Lady Sitting on Caboose…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1960
    Claude Akins
    Claude Akins
    • Jumbo
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Robert Loggia
    Robert Loggia
    • Capitan Porfirio Diaz
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Mercedes McCambridge
    Mercedes McCambridge
    • Sour Annie Tatum
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Whitney Blake
    Whitney Blake
    • Cattle Kate Maxwell
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    John McIntire
    John McIntire
    • Gen. William Palmer
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Gerald Mohr
    Gerald Mohr
    • James Reavis
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    David Wayne
    David Wayne
    • Lt. Adam King
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Edward Platt
    Edward Platt
    • Jacob Bronson
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Big Jed Braddock
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
    Walter Coy
    Walter Coy
    • Sheriff Harry Plummer
    1 episode1 ep • 1960
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    6/10
    "Nothing can take the twist and turns of the road like a Concord can"
    Overland Trail premiered in 1960 which was the height of an era when westerns were just dominating prime time viewing. It was an entertaining sort and it starred William Bendix who was never bad in anything as a gruff and hearty supervisor of the Overland Stage Lines and his young sidekick Doug McClure. Bendix was a troubleshooter and usually had to shoot some trouble that McClure got in. McClure was an orphan kid who Bendix raised and taught the business. Apparently McClure learned the facts of life on his own because he was constantly getting involved with one female or another. With those California surfer boy looks, McClure was to guarantee a young audience.

    Which sadly never materialized. Bendix who made radio and television history as the ever put upon Chester A. Riley in The Life Of Riley just went back to feature films. As for McClure he found television immortality in The Virginian and any number of action/adventure films in his life.

    Overland Trail never found its audience. I remember it being on Sunday night and Sunday nights had Steve Allen, Ed Sullivan, Maverick and Lassie on so it was a tough field.

    Bendix always hawked the virtues of the Concord stages that Overland Stage used. I can still hear him saying the title quote in one of the episodes.
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    • Jan 26, 2013

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dyliżansem przez prerię
    • Filming locations
      • Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Overland Stage-Bilben Productions
      • Revue Studios
      • Stagecoach Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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