Northwest Passage: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

During the French and Indian War of 1754-1759, Major Robert Rogers organizes Rogers' Rangers, a group of American explorers who battle Indians and the wilderness in the area of northern New York state and eastern Canada, helping settlers and making maps as they search for the fabled northern waterway leading from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Based on the 1937 novel by Kenneth Roberts and the 1940 film starring Spencer Tracy.

Series details

• Title: Northwest Passage
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
• Premiere date: 1958-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1959-03-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37373
• IMDb ID: tt0051299
• TVDB ID: 78469

Cast and credited roles

• Buddy Ebsen — Sergeant Hunk Marriner
• Don Burnett — Ensign Langdon Towne
• Keith Larsen — Major Robert Rogers

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1958-09-14; final listed air date 1959-03-13; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Northwest Passage on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.