"Dusty's Trail" (1973) TV series

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Creators:

Elroy Schwartz
Sherwood Schwartz

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

11 September 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Plot:

A stage and a wagon heading west get separated from the rest of the wagon train thanks to Dusty. Now they must make their way to California.

Plot Keywords:

Gilligans Island Character Similarity | Character Name In Title

Cast

Bob Denver	...	Dusty (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Forrest Tucker	...	Callahan (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Ivor Francis	...	Mr. Carson Brookhaven (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Jeannine Riley	...	Lulu McQueen (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Lori Saunders	...	Betsy (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Lynn Wood	...	Mrs. Brookhaven (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
William Cort	...	Andy (26 episodes, 1973-1974)

Runtime:

22 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Metromedia Producers Corporation (MPC)

Trivia:

Callahan's horse is named "Blarney". Dusty's horse is named "Freckles".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the show with the tornado coming towards the wagon train, it was quite obvious that someone superimposed a hand drawn, scribbled sketch of a tornado over the finished film. Has to be the worst replica of a tornado in television history!

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976)

Worth what I paid for the DVD

Well, now, Gilligans Island it is not. But it does grow on you. My four year old watches it all the time. Better than Barney. I have watched it a number of times and found that the characters seem to all be waiting for Dusty to carry them. Of note, is that the additional characters actually seem to be better actors than the regulars. There are some genuinely funny lines and looks. Does make you appreciate Gilligan's Island more. And even Dobbie Gillis. Seems as though the characters were content to get a season's worth of pay. Bad as this was, it was better than the return to Gilligan's Island movies. And yes, it a recycling of the Gilligan's Island characters but only Foster Tucker comes close. Although each of the other characters have their moments. I bought the DVD for a dollar. It was worth that.