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Overland Trail
S1.E12
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First Stage to Denver

  • Episode aired May 1, 1960
  • 1h
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Overland Trail (1960)
DramaWestern

Kelly is determined to win the lucrative contract for the Overland Stage to deliver the U.S. Mail to Denver, Colorado, but his competition for the run is pretty stiff. The contract will be a... Read allKelly is determined to win the lucrative contract for the Overland Stage to deliver the U.S. Mail to Denver, Colorado, but his competition for the run is pretty stiff. The contract will be awarded to whoever makes the quickest trip and the Overland Stage's rival has imported a li... Read allKelly is determined to win the lucrative contract for the Overland Stage to deliver the U.S. Mail to Denver, Colorado, but his competition for the run is pretty stiff. The contract will be awarded to whoever makes the quickest trip and the Overland Stage's rival has imported a light Austrian stagecoach used in the Alps and hired famed driver Calamity Jane to handle th... Read all

  • Director
    • Christian Nyby
  • Writers
    • Barry Shipman
    • Samuel A. Peeples
  • Stars
    • William Bendix
    • Doug McClure
    • Sue George
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    12
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    • Director
      • Christian Nyby
    • Writers
      • Barry Shipman
      • Samuel A. Peeples
    • Stars
      • William Bendix
      • Doug McClure
      • Sue George
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    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Fred Kelly
    Doug McClure
    Doug McClure
    • Flip Flippen
    Sue George
    Sue George
    • Calamity Jane
    Peter Whitney
    Peter Whitney
    • Governor George Sutcliff
    Judson Pratt
    Judson Pratt
    • Abner Dutton
    Wendell Holmes
    Wendell Holmes
    • Mayor Bill Filmore
    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Dr. Courtney
    Kay E. Kuter
    Kay E. Kuter
    • Saunders
    • (as Kay Kuter)
    Morgan Shaan
    • Henchman Healy
    • (as Morgan Sha'an)
    Kelton Garwood
    Kelton Garwood
    • Chisolm
    George Eldredge
    George Eldredge
    • Sheriff
    Tom Vize
    • Hal, Station Master
    Dee Cooper
    Dee Cooper
    • Baggage Man
    • (uncredited)
    James Forrest
    • Rockey Mountain Worker
    • (uncredited)
    Cactus Mack
    Cactus Mack
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Kermit Maynard
    Kermit Maynard
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Morton
    Charles Morton
    • Blacksmith
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Perrin
    Jack Perrin
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Christian Nyby
    • Writers
      • Barry Shipman
      • Samuel A. Peeples
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    • Trivia
      "First Stage to Denver" features the renowned frontierswoman Martha Jane Burke, nee Martha Jane Cannary, best known as Calamity Jane. Her exploits in the West are legendary. Calamity Jane died in 1903, and is buried next to Wild Bill Hickock in Deadwood, South Dakota.
    • Goofs
      When Flip meets Kelly at the blacksmith shop, Kelly is forging an iron wheel rim for the stage coach. That wheel rim is red-hot; it gives off a cloud of steam when it is dipped into the cooling bath for hardening. But Kelly is holding the rim with his bare hands! Kelly would have had to use tongs, or wear thick leather gloves, to hold that hot wheel rim.
    • Quotes

      Frank 'Flip' Flippen: How 'bout a bet, Calamity. The first one into Denver tomorrow wins; the loser pays.

      Calamity Jane: You're on, Flip Flippen. Hey, ah, what are we bettin'?

      Frank 'Flip' Flippen: A kiss.

      Calamity Jane: A kiss! Well, what kind of bet do you call that?

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1960 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Overland Stage-Bilben Productions
      • Stagecoach Productions
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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