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Blazing the Overland Trail (1956)

Blazing the Overland Trail poster
Directed by
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
3h 59m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A western hero leads a wagon train across dangerous territory. He battles outlaws and natural obstacles to reach his destination.

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What happens

Blazing the Overland Trail is a 1956 American western serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Lee Roberts. It was the 57th and last serial produced by Columbia Pictures, and the last American serial ever produced for theaters. Universal Pictures had disbanded its serial unit in 1946 with The Mysterious Mr. M, and Republic Pictures had ceased serial production in 1955 with King of the Carnival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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