Overland Trails_
"GOLDTOWN GUNFIGHTERS! Battling the outlaw curse that haunted the west's richest gold mines!"
Johnny Mack Brown stars in this above-average B-Western from Monogram, penned under the pseudonym of Jess Bowers by veteran genre specialist Adele Buffington. Mack Brown plays Johnny Murdoch, a drifter arriving in Gold Flats in search of his prospector father. From old-timer Dusty Hanover (Raymond Hatton), Johnny learns that Old Man Murdoch was murdered for his claim by Rex Hillman (Holly Bane), a hireling of Carter Morgan (Bill Kennedy).
Starring
Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Belmont
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Overland Trails was released 78 years ago in 1948.
Overview
Johnny Mack Brown stars in this above-average B-Western from Monogram, penned under the pseudonym of Jess Bowers by veteran genre specialist Adele Buffington...
Overland Trails is a Western film with a runtime of 0h 58m.
CAST (14)
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Murdock
Raymond Hatton
Dusty Hanover
Virginia Belmont
Marcia Brandon
Bill Kennedy
Carter Morgan
Virginia Carroll
Mary Cramer
Mike Ragan
Rex Hillman - Henchman (as Holly Bane)
Ted Adams
Matt Cramer
Steve Darrell
Marc Brandon
Lanny Rees
Bud Cramer (as Sonny Rees)
CM
Carl Mathews
Steve Tully
Milburn Morante
Brooks - Prospector
Bob Woodward
Ed - Henchman (as Robert D. Woodward)
Boyd Stockman
Joe - Henchman
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George Peters
Paul
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What is Overland Trails about?
Johnny Mack Brown stars in this above-average B-Western from Monogram, penned under the pseudonym of Jess Bowers by veteran genre specialist Adele Buffington. Mack Brown plays Johnny Murdoch, a drifter arriving in Gold Flats in search of his prospector father. From old-timer Dusty Hanover (Raymond Hatton), Johnny learns that Old Man Murdoch was murdered for his claim by Rex Hillman (Holly Bane), a hireling of Carter Morgan (Bill Kennedy).
How long is Overland Trails?
Overland Trails has a runtime of 58 minutes (0h 58m).
Who stars in Overland Trails?
The cast of Overland Trails includes Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Belmont, Bill Kennedy, Virginia Carroll.
GENRES (1)
Western