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The Northwest Passage 1958 - 1959
One of the earlier series telecast in color, Northwest Passage aired new isodes on NBC from Stember 14, 1958, to March 13, 1959. Keith Larsen played the lead role (originally that of Spencer Tracy in the film); Buddy Ebsen , later the star of The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones, appeared as Sergeant Hunk Marriner (originally played in the film by Walter Brennan, who at the time of this series was starring in the TV series The Real McCoys), and Don Burnett co-starred as Ensign Langdon Towne. Rogers formed a volunteer group, Rogers' Rangers, determined to fight with the British against the French and their Indian allies in what later became northern New York State. The series premiere entitled "Fight at the River" featured 24-year-old Denny Scott Miller as Ranger Cooper. He was later Duke Shannon on the Western Wagon Train and the military husband in NBC's Mona McCluskey. This is the Complete series all 26 Episodes Starring Keith Larsen Buddy Ebsen Don Burnett Guest stars Claude Akins - James Best - Steve Brodie Whitney Blake - Sebastian Cabot - Paul Carr Walter Coy - Ross Elliott - William Fawcett Joe Flynn - Douglas Fowley - Dabbs Greer I. Stanford Jolley - Dick Jones - Douglas Kennedy Bethel Leslie - Nobu McCarthy - Howard McNear Mort Mills - Gregg Palmer - Slim Pickens Denver Pyle - Burt Reynolds - Madlyn Rhue DVD 1 Fight at the River The Red Coat The Gunsmith Surprise Attack The Bound Women Break Out Court Martial The Hostage Sorrow Song DVD 2 The Assassin The Long Rifle War Sign The Traitor Vengeance Trail The Vulture The Counterfeiters The Secret Of The Cliff Dead Reckoning DVD 3 Death Rides The Wind The Fourth Brother The Ambush The Witch aka Witchcraft Stab In The Back The Deserter Trial By Fire The Killers |
