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West of Boston

  • Episode aired Feb 21, 1960
  • 1h
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6.8/10
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Overland Trail (1960)
DramaWestern

Fred Kelly agrees to get Flip's pretty fiancée a job as a schoolteacher if the young man will forge a new stagecoach route to called Mesa Flats. The arduous journey to the boomtown, during i... Read allFred Kelly agrees to get Flip's pretty fiancée a job as a schoolteacher if the young man will forge a new stagecoach route to called Mesa Flats. The arduous journey to the boomtown, during in which Flip and his men have to battle Indians and outlaws causes the transplanted Easter... Read allFred Kelly agrees to get Flip's pretty fiancée a job as a schoolteacher if the young man will forge a new stagecoach route to called Mesa Flats. The arduous journey to the boomtown, during in which Flip and his men have to battle Indians and outlaws causes the transplanted Easterner to reconsider matrimony and her choice of vocation.

  • Director
    • David Butler
  • Writer
    • Fred Freiberger
  • Stars
    • William Bendix
    • Doug McClure
    • Guy Mitchell
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    17
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    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writer
      • Fred Freiberger
    • Stars
      • William Bendix
      • Doug McClure
      • Guy Mitchell
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    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Fred Kelly
    Doug McClure
    Doug McClure
    • Flip Flippen
    Guy Mitchell
    Guy Mitchell
    • Murdock
    Carolyn Craig
    Carolyn Craig
    • Priscilla Cabot
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    Arthur Hunnicutt
    • Reb Haslett
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    • Wyatt Cady
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • Chief
    • (as Frank de Kova)
    Gregg Stewart
    • Slim Clark
    Ken Mayer
    Ken Mayer
    • Sheriff Jackson
    Earle Hodgins
    Earle Hodgins
    • Ed Flynn
    • (as Earl Hodgins)
    Adrienne Marden
    Adrienne Marden
    • Aunt Jean
    Quentin Sondergaard
    • Jack Rance
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Stationmaster
    Johnny Carpenter
    • Gus
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Mapes
    Ted Mapes
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    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writer
      • Fred Freiberger
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    7glennstenb

    A Tough Stagecoach Ride for the Refined Boston Miss

    Well, they finally did it; they had an episode where nearly every scene has the stagecoach present or just a holler away. Because William Bendix is largely absent from this installment Doug McClure has to command all the attention and he does a good job. But at the same time the writers threw just about every twist of calamitous fate they could think of into this one and the viewer's mind never has a chance to gather wool.

    McClure's obsession with chasing girls has been clearly established through the first three episodes of the series, so hopefully it crests with this episode and in the next few chapters he will have other things on this mind. Happily the action in this one is constant and never falters.

    Lastly, it was nice to see a couple of B-western veterans involved, namely character specialist Earl Hodgins and the truly great keg of dynamite hero of the 1930's and 40's Bob Steele.

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      Reb Haslett: You know, I can't figure out why a woman like that is wasting her time in a rathole like Mesa Flats.

      Frank 'Flip' Flippen: She's going to teach school at the new schoolhouse.

      Reb Haslett: New schoolhouse? Well, they've still got saloons here they ain't finished buildin' yet. Why should they build a schoolhouse?

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1960 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Overland Stage-Bilben Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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