The Goodnight-Loving Trail (1960)

Produced by the Humble Oil & Refining Company in cooperation with the Texas Department of Public Safety, this film uses the story of cattlemen Charles Goodnight, Oliver Loving, and their legendary trail to instruct viewers of the importance of highway safety. Travelers now cross these trails on four wheels, with no cattle in tow, but Goodnight’s original path from West Texas to Fort Sumner, New Mexico still exists today, in the form of roads and highways. The film offers safety warnings for modern day travelers along the route, advising them to drive carefully and not to drive while fatigued. Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Homer Garrison, Jr. concludes the film with a message urging viewers to obey traffic laws while on the state’s highways.