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Frontier
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Frontier

1955
Frontier
Frontier

Frontier

7.5 | en | Western

Frontier is an American Western anthology series that aired on NBC from September 1955, to September 1956. The series de-emphasizes gunplay and focuses on the hazards of the settlement of the American West. It was only the second anthology Western series in television history, having been preceded by Death Valley Days. Frontier aired premiered on September 25, 1955, and ran sporadically in its last five months. Walter Coy narrated the series and starred in occasional episodes, which are dramatizations based on actual events. The program was produced by Worthington Miner.

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EP30  The Hostage
Sep. 09,1956
The Hostage

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EP30  The Hostage
Sep. 09,1956
The Hostage

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EP29  The Return Of jubal Dolan
Aug. 26,1956
The Return Of jubal Dolan

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EP29  The Return Of jubal Dolan
Aug. 26,1956
The Return Of jubal Dolan

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EP28  Out From Texas
Jun. 24,1956
Out From Texas

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EP28  Out From Texas
Jun. 24,1956
Out From Texas

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EP27  Georgia Gold
Jun. 10,1956
Georgia Gold

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EP27  Georgia Gold
Jun. 10,1956
Georgia Gold

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EP26  The Hunted
May. 13,1956
The Hunted

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EP26  The Hunted
May. 13,1956
The Hunted

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EP25  A Somewhere Voice
May. 06,1956
A Somewhere Voice

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EP25  A Somewhere Voice
May. 06,1956
A Somewhere Voice

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EP24  Patrol
Apr. 29,1956
Patrol

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EP24  Patrol
Apr. 29,1956
Patrol

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EP23  Salt War
Apr. 22,1956
Salt War

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EP23  Salt War
Apr. 22,1956
Salt War

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EP22  The Well
Apr. 08,1956
The Well

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EP22  The Well
Apr. 08,1956
The Well

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EP21  The Ballad Of Pretty Polly
Apr. 01,1956
The Ballad Of Pretty Polly

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EP21  The Ballad Of Pretty Polly
Apr. 01,1956
The Ballad Of Pretty Polly

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EP20  The Big Dry
Mar. 25,1956
The Big Dry

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EP20  The Big Dry
Mar. 25,1956
The Big Dry

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EP19  The Hanging At Thunder Butte Creek
Mar. 18,1956
The Hanging At Thunder Butte Creek

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EP19  The Hanging At Thunder Butte Creek
Mar. 18,1956
The Hanging At Thunder Butte Creek

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EP18  Assassin
Mar. 04,1956
Assassin

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EP18  Assassin
Mar. 04,1956
Assassin

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EP17  The Voyage Of Captain Castle
Feb. 19,1956
The Voyage Of Captain Castle

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EP17  The Voyage Of Captain Castle
Feb. 19,1956
The Voyage Of Captain Castle

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EP16  The Captivity Of Joe Long
Feb. 12,1956
The Captivity Of Joe Long

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EP16  The Captivity Of Joe Long
Feb. 12,1956
The Captivity Of Joe Long

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EP15  The Devil And Doctor O'Hara
Feb. 05,1956
The Devil And Doctor O'Hara

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EP15  The Devil And Doctor O'Hara
Feb. 05,1956
The Devil And Doctor O'Hara

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EP14  The Ten Days Of John Leslie
Jan. 22,1956
The Ten Days Of John Leslie

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EP14  The Ten Days Of John Leslie
Jan. 22,1956
The Ten Days Of John Leslie

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EP13  Mother Of The Brave
Jan. 15,1956
Mother Of The Brave

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EP13  Mother Of The Brave
Jan. 15,1956
Mother Of The Brave

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EP12  The Texicans
Jan. 08,1956
The Texicans

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EP12  The Texicans
Jan. 08,1956
The Texicans

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EP11  The Long Road To Tucson
Dec. 25,1955
The Long Road To Tucson

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EP11  The Long Road To Tucson
Dec. 25,1955
The Long Road To Tucson

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EP10  Ferdinand Meyer's Army
Dec. 18,1955
Ferdinand Meyer's Army

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EP10  Ferdinand Meyer's Army
Dec. 18,1955
Ferdinand Meyer's Army

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EP9  Romance Of Poker Alice
Dec. 11,1955
Romance Of Poker Alice

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EP9  Romance Of Poker Alice
Dec. 11,1955
Romance Of Poker Alice

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EP8  Cattle Drive To Casper
Nov. 27,1955
Cattle Drive To Casper

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EP8  Cattle Drive To Casper
Nov. 27,1955
Cattle Drive To Casper

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EP7  King Of The Dakotas
Nov. 13,1955
King Of The Dakotas

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EP7  King Of The Dakotas
Nov. 13,1955
King Of The Dakotas

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EP6  The Suspects
Nov. 06,1955
The Suspects

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EP6  The Suspects
Nov. 06,1955
The Suspects

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EP5  The Founding Of Omaha, Nebraska
Oct. 30,1955
The Founding Of Omaha, Nebraska

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EP5  The Founding Of Omaha, Nebraska
Oct. 30,1955
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EP4  The Shame Of A Nation
Oct. 23,1955
The Shame Of A Nation

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EP4  The Shame Of A Nation
Oct. 23,1955
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EP3  A Stillness In Wyoming
Oct. 16,1955
A Stillness In Wyoming

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EP3  A Stillness In Wyoming
Oct. 16,1955
A Stillness In Wyoming

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EP2  Tomas And The Widow
Oct. 02,1955
Tomas And The Widow

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EP2  Tomas And The Widow
Oct. 02,1955
Tomas And The Widow

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EP1  Paper Gunman
Sep. 25,1955
Paper Gunman

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Released: 1955-09-25 | Released Producted By: National Broadcasting Company , California National Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Frontier is an American Western anthology series that aired on NBC from September 1955, to September 1956. The series de-emphasizes gunplay and focuses on the hazards of the settlement of the American West. It was only the second anthology Western series in television history, having been preceded by Death Valley Days. Frontier aired premiered on September 25, 1955, and ran sporadically in its last five months. Walter Coy narrated the series and starred in occasional episodes, which are dramatizations based on actual events. The program was produced by Worthington Miner.

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Reviews

dougdoepke Thanks, Doug Brode, for the detailed update. I have an indelible impression from that long ago time-- Frontier was an unusual and outstanding series with offbeat stories and a memorably laconic tag-line. I tried to catch up with it every week until it suddenly disappeared. Unfortunately, Frontier came at a time when a hundred other much more predictable Westerns crowded the dial. Possibly, it got lost in the shuffle. Then too, there was no name "star" to carry the episodes from week to week. Instead, the series provided an opportunity for up-and-comers to show their stuff, as a reading of the cast list demonstrates. I wish I had something more detailed than a steadfast impression, but it's remained with me all these years, and I'm glad for the chance to share the experience-- something I never expected. Perhaps the Western Channel can revive Frontier, as they've done with that other short-lived, high-quality series, The Westerner. One can always hope.
dougbrode In 1955, the golden age of live drama was quickly giving way to filmed series, mostly escapist fare, with the western dominating. Here was one of the few - and at best modestly successful - attempts to bridge the gap. Worthington Miner was a highly regarded producer who was known for the seriousness of his programs. It wasn't likely that he would do an ordinary western. And he didn't. Frontier was the second important anthology western series, with a continuing host ("The Old Ranger" on Death Valley Days) and a promise that each individual episode was at least inspired by something factual. Death Valley Days ran, of course, for more than a decade, with numerous other hosts taking over including, for a well-remembered two-year stint, Ronald Reagan. Frontier lasted only one season, and pretty much served as a foil to Death Valley Days, the latter stressing patriotic themes and upbeat endings. Not Frontier. Each week, the show opened and closed with a caravan of covered wagons heading off into the distance (Death Valley did, in fact, similarly begin with a single Boraxo wagon trudging along). Walter Coy (best remembered as John Wayne's doomed brother in the early sequences of The Searchers) would begin with, "This is the way it happened . . . movin' west" and then close with "That's the way it happened . . . movin' west." The shows were consistently downbeat. For instance: When they did the story of the Alamo, the focus was on the one deserter, not the heroes who died fighting. That episode was called "The Texians," and focused on the impact that the deserter has on a family when he stops at their isolated farm. In real life, the deserter's name was Rose, the family Zuber. No flag waving allowed on this series. Walter Coy not only narrated but showed up once in a while as star of individual episodes.
nick-894 I recall this series on BBC-TV in 1958-59. I have a very vague memory of this series content (with a few exceptions) but I vividly recall the opening music and scene. Covered wagons are moving into the distance. I saw it in monochrome, and I think someone must have been using a strong red filter, since the sky is very dark with brilliant white cirrus cloud - rather after the style of Ansell Adams. I recall one episode of a family attempting to cross Death Valley. I think this was an episode called The Big Dry. Another involved trappers who have a feud and involved knife fights where both of the combatants fight while biting at the ends of the same piece of cloth. I think this is the one called Out from Texas, although, I am certain it was originally called Out from Taos. But whatever it was called, it happened that way..... moving west.

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