Overland Trail is an American Western series starring William Bendix and Doug McClure which aired on NBC from February 7 to June 6, 1960.

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
Distributor	MCA TV
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	February 7 (1960-02-07) – July 2, 1960 (1960-07-02)

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:

Episodes

Home media

On February 14, 2012, Timeless Media Group released Overland Trail- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[3]

References

External links

• Overland Trail at IMDb