Blazing the Overland Trail
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Blazing the Overland Trail (1956) is a Columbia
film serial
. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio. Republic Pictures
, the only other serial producing studio in the mid-1950s, had ceased its serial production in the previous year with King of the Carnival
.
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 US Cavalry Captain Frank Carter can stop him.
Source:
film serial
. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio. Republic Pictures
, the only other serial producing studio in the mid-1950s, had ceased its serial production in the previous year with King of the Carnival
.
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 US Cavalry Captain Frank Carter can stop him.
Source:
film serial
. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio. Republic Pictures
, the only other serial producing studio in the mid-1950s, had ceased its serial production in the previous year with King of the Carnival
.
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 US Cavalry Captain Frank Carter can stop him.
Source:
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio. Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
, the only other serial producing studio in the mid-1950s, had ceased its serial production in the previous year with King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival is a Republic movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. This was the last serial ever made by Republic and is often considered to be one of the worst produced by that company...
.
Plot
Rance Devlin intends to build his own empire in the AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
west, using his Black Raiders and allied Indians
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
to do so. Only US Army scout Tom Bridger, allied with Pony Express
Pony Express
The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...
rider Ed Marr and US Cavalry Captain Frank Carter can stop him.
Cast
- Lee RobertsLee RobertsLee Roberts was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age. Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts.-Career:Little is known about this man who appeared in over 100 films between 1943 and 1959, according to the Internet Movie Data Base...
as Tom Bridger, US Army scout - Dennis MooreDennis Moore (actor)Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....
as Ed Marr, Pony Express relay station manager - Norma Brooks as Lola Martin
- Gregg BartonGregg BartonGregg Barton was an American actor.- Career :Barton was born in Oswego, New York U.S.. He is possibly best known for his role as Stan Richter in TV series The Gene Autry Show. He also played Clay Wagner in the TV western The Range Rider...
as Captain Frank Carter, U.S. Cavalry - Don C. HarveyDon C. HarveyDon C. Harvey was an American television and film actor. Harvey was born in Kansas, United States.-Career:Harvey appeared in 180 films and television programs between 1945 and 1963....
as Rance Devlin, VillainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
ous rancher - Lee Morgan as Alby
- Edward Coch as Carl
- Pierce LydenPierce LydenPierce Lyden was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns.-Early life:Pierce Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth in rural Franklin County, Nebraska, on January 8, 1908. Son of a horse buyer for the U.S...
as Bragg - Reed HowesReed HowesReed Howes was a model who later became an actor in silent and sound films.He was born as Hermon Reed Howes in Washington, D.C. in 1900. He served in the US Navy in the closing stages of World War I. After the war Howes attended the University of Utah where he graduated...
as Dunn - Al FergusonAl FergusonAl Ferguson was an Irish-born American film actor. He appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland and died in Long Island, New York.-Selected filmography:...
as Fergie - Pete Kellett as Pete
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
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See also
External links
Blazing the Overland Trail (1956) is a ColumbiaColumbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio. Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
, the only other serial producing studio in the mid-1950s, had ceased its serial production in the previous year with King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival is a Republic movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. This was the last serial ever made by Republic and is often considered to be one of the worst produced by that company...
.
Plot
Rance Devlin intends to build his own empire in the AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
west, using his Black Raiders and allied Indians
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
to do so. Only US Army scout Tom Bridger, allied with Pony Express
Pony Express
The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...
rider Ed Marr and US Cavalry Captain Frank Carter can stop him.
Cast
- Lee RobertsLee RobertsLee Roberts was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age. Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts.-Career:Little is known about this man who appeared in over 100 films between 1943 and 1959, according to the Internet Movie Data Base...
as Tom Bridger, US Army scout - Dennis MooreDennis Moore (actor)Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....
as Ed Marr, Pony Express relay station manager - Norma Brooks as Lola Martin
- Gregg BartonGregg BartonGregg Barton was an American actor.- Career :Barton was born in Oswego, New York U.S.. He is possibly best known for his role as Stan Richter in TV series The Gene Autry Show. He also played Clay Wagner in the TV western The Range Rider...
as Captain Frank Carter, U.S. Cavalry - Don C. HarveyDon C. HarveyDon C. Harvey was an American television and film actor. Harvey was born in Kansas, United States.-Career:Harvey appeared in 180 films and television programs between 1945 and 1963....
as Rance Devlin, VillainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
ous rancher - Lee Morgan as Alby
- Edward Coch as Carl
- Pierce LydenPierce LydenPierce Lyden was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns.-Early life:Pierce Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth in rural Franklin County, Nebraska, on January 8, 1908. Son of a horse buyer for the U.S...
as Bragg - Reed HowesReed HowesReed Howes was a model who later became an actor in silent and sound films.He was born as Hermon Reed Howes in Washington, D.C. in 1900. He served in the US Navy in the closing stages of World War I. After the war Howes attended the University of Utah where he graduated...
as Dunn - Al FergusonAl FergusonAl Ferguson was an Irish-born American film actor. He appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland and died in Long Island, New York.-Selected filmography:...
as Fergie - Pete Kellett as Pete
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:
See also
External links
Blazing the Overland Trail (1956) is a ColumbiaColumbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
film serial
Serial (film)
Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials, Film serials or Chapter plays, were short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a feature film. They were related to pulp magazine serialized fiction...
. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio. Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
, the only other serial producing studio in the mid-1950s, had ceased its serial production in the previous year with King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival
King of the Carnival is a Republic movie serial. It contains a substantial amount of stock footage from the earlier Republic serial Daredevils of the Red Circle. This was the last serial ever made by Republic and is often considered to be one of the worst produced by that company...
.
Plot
Rance Devlin intends to build his own empire in the AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
west, using his Black Raiders and allied Indians
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
to do so. Only US Army scout Tom Bridger, allied with Pony Express
Pony Express
The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...
rider Ed Marr and US Cavalry Captain Frank Carter can stop him.
Cast
- Lee RobertsLee RobertsLee Roberts was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age. Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts.-Career:Little is known about this man who appeared in over 100 films between 1943 and 1959, according to the Internet Movie Data Base...
as Tom Bridger, US Army scout - Dennis MooreDennis Moore (actor)Dennis Moore was an actor who specialized in western films and film serials....
as Ed Marr, Pony Express relay station manager - Norma Brooks as Lola Martin
- Gregg BartonGregg BartonGregg Barton was an American actor.- Career :Barton was born in Oswego, New York U.S.. He is possibly best known for his role as Stan Richter in TV series The Gene Autry Show. He also played Clay Wagner in the TV western The Range Rider...
as Captain Frank Carter, U.S. Cavalry - Don C. HarveyDon C. HarveyDon C. Harvey was an American television and film actor. Harvey was born in Kansas, United States.-Career:Harvey appeared in 180 films and television programs between 1945 and 1963....
as Rance Devlin, VillainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
ous rancher - Lee Morgan as Alby
- Edward Coch as Carl
- Pierce LydenPierce LydenPierce Lyden was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns.-Early life:Pierce Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth in rural Franklin County, Nebraska, on January 8, 1908. Son of a horse buyer for the U.S...
as Bragg - Reed HowesReed HowesReed Howes was a model who later became an actor in silent and sound films.He was born as Hermon Reed Howes in Washington, D.C. in 1900. He served in the US Navy in the closing stages of World War I. After the war Howes attended the University of Utah where he graduated...
as Dunn - Al FergusonAl FergusonAl Ferguson was an Irish-born American film actor. He appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland and died in Long Island, New York.-Selected filmography:...
as Fergie - Pete Kellett as Pete
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: