Overland Trail

A gentle, old-fashioned frontier ride with dusty stagecoach chases and easygoing banter between an older boss and his young partner.

Created by

Lesley Selander, Sidney Salkow

Genres

Western

Starring

Doug McClure, William Bendix, Mary Tyler Moore

Overview

Overland Trail was a short lived television western about the adventures of an earthy stage coach line superintendent and his young partner as they strive to keep the stage routes open and safe. William Bendix played Frederick Thomas "Fred" Kelly, the superintendent of the fictitious Overland Stage Company. Doug McClure appeared as Frank "Flip" Flippen, Kelly's associate in the business.

How it feels

Earnest, warm and tense. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Survival, friendship, justice, loyalty

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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