Northwest Passage 1958
What is Northwest Passage?
Northwest Passage is a twenty-six-episode, half-hour adventure television series produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1958, to September 8, 1959. The show follows Major Robert Rogers during the time of the French and Indian War and features main characters derived from the 1937 novel by Kenneth Roberts and the 1940 MGM feature film.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1958
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 26
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 14, 1958
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- Updated
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Estimate the schedule using 26 episodes and an average 25-minute runtime.
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Northwest Passage is a twenty-six-episode, half-hour adventure television series produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1958, to September 8, 1959. The show follows Major Robert Rogers during the time of the French and Indian War and features main characters derived from the 1937 novel by Kenneth Roberts and the 1940 MGM feature film.
While the original novel had a much broader scope including a historical attempt to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, the television adaptation focuses its adventure format around Rogers, Towne, and Marriner. Directed by individuals including Otto Lang, Thomas Carr, George Waggner, Jacques Tourneur, and Alan Crosland Jr., and starring actors such as Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, and Don Burnett, the series provides a classic television perspective on historical drama.
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“Major Robert Rogers leads adventures during the French and Indian War in this 1958 television series.”
- It features twenty-six half-hour episodes produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
- The series focuses on Major Robert Rogers during the French and Indian War.
- It derives its main characters Rogers, Towne, and Marriner from a 1937 novel and a 1940 feature film.
- The scope of the television series is much narrower than the broader historical scope of the original novel.
Watch it if you enjoy historical adventure television series produced during the 1950s.
The tone and pacing reflect half-hour adventure television broadcasting from 1958 to 1959.
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What is the binge duration?
The series consists of 26 half-hour episodes broadcast from September 14, 1958, to September 8, 1959.
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