The run
- Network
- Syndicated
- Years active
- 1953–1953
- Surviving broadcasts
- 26
- Genre
- adventure
The American Trail was originally broadcast in 1953 as a 13 part serial. The series chronicles American history, including the exploration and settlement of the American west. The American Trail was sponsored by the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.
Source collection
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
4 dated broadcasts across 1 years on the air. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1953, in original transmission order.
- 1. The American Trail Dispatch to New York · 7 Feb 1953
- 2. The American Trail The Northwest Ordinance · 14 Feb 1953
- 3. AmTr 1953-02-21 #003 The Louisiana Purchase · 21 Feb 1953
The American Trail Dispatch to New York
7 Feb 1953 · 14 min
Broadcast 7 February 1953. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
The American Trail The Northwest Ordinance
14 Feb 1953 · 14 min
Broadcast 14 February 1953. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
AmTr 1953-02-21 #003 The Louisiana Purchase
21 Feb 1953 · 12 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 21 February 1953. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
AmTr 1953-02-28 #004 The Lewis & Clarke Expedition
28 Feb 1953 · 16 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 28 February 1953. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
AmTr 1953-03-07 #005 Samuel Slator's Machine
7 Mar 1953 · 12 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 7 March 1953. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
AmTr 1953-03-14 #006 The Golden Ocean
14 Mar 1953 · 12 min
Originally broadcast on Syndicated, 14 March 1953. Transferred from the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio Researchers collection (public domain).
The American Trail On to Monterey
28 Mar 1953 · 14 min
Broadcast 28 March 1953. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
The American Trail The California Gold Rush
4 Apr 1953 · 14 min
Broadcast 4 April 1953. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
Also on Syndicated
Syndicated in 1953–1953
Other series the network carried while American Trail was on the air.
Same seasons
adventure on the air then
Series in the same genre whose runs overlapped this one.
What it became
The children's serial
Fifteen minutes, a cliffhanger, and a promise to be back tomorrow. Kids' audio still runs on the shape the Yukon and Speed Gibson serials cut.
Lineage is written by our editors, not inferred from listening data.
Descendants
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