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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.
Original Release
09/25/1955 on NBC
US Release
09/25/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Walter Coy | Narrator / Narration / Self - Narrator / Host |
| Scott Forbes | Clay Allison / Howard / Ben Hart |
| Dabbs Greer | Marshal / Ray |
| Jack Kelly | Oren Walsh / Jubal Dolan |
| Kenneth Tobey | Gabe Sharp / Wade Trippe / Elmo |
| Richard Garland | Tom / Jack Murray / Jim Reed |
| Barry Atwater | Rogers |
| Leo Gordon | Pauk / Lou / Brandon |
| Paul Richards | Louis Rose / John Webb / Will Shaw |
| Tom Tryon | Antoine De More |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper Gunman | Sunday, 25 September 1955 |
| 2 | Tomas and the Widow | Sunday, 02 October 1955 |
| 3 | A Stillness in Wyoming | Sunday, 16 October 1955 |
| 4 | The Shame of a Nation | Sunday, 23 October 1955 |
| 5 | In Nebraska | Sunday, 30 October 1955 |
| 6 | The Suspects | Sunday, 06 November 1955 |
| 7 | King of the Dakotas: Part 1 | Tuesday, 08 November 1955 |
| 8 | King of the Dakotas: Part 2 | Sunday, 20 November 1955 |
| 9 | Cattle Drive to Casper | Sunday, 27 November 1955 |
| 10 | Romance of Poker Alice | Sunday, 11 December 1955 |
| 11 | Ferdinand Meyer's Army | Sunday, 18 December 1955 |
| 12 | The Long Road to Tucson | Sunday, 25 December 1955 |
| 13 | The Texicans | Sunday, 08 January 1956 |
| 14 | Mother of the Brave | Sunday, 15 January 1956 |
| 15 | The 10 Days of John Leslie | Sunday, 22 January 1956 |
| 16 | The Devil and Doctor O'Hara | Sunday, 05 February 1956 |
| 17 | The Captivity of Joe Long | Sunday, 12 February 1956 |
| 18 | The Voyage of Captain Castle | Sunday, 19 February 1956 |
| 19 | The Assassin | Sunday, 04 March 1956 |
| 20 | The Hanging at Thunder Butte Creek | Sunday, 18 March 1956 |
| 21 | The Big Dry | Sunday, 18 March 1956 |
| 22 | The Ballad of Pretty Polly | Sunday, 01 April 1956 |
| 23 | The Well | Sunday, 08 April 1956 |
| 24 | The Salt War | Sunday, 22 April 1956 |
| 25 | Patrol | Sunday, 29 April 1956 |
| 26 | A Somewhere Voice | Sunday, 06 May 1956 |
| 27 | The Hunted | Sunday, 13 May 1956 |
| 28 | Georgia Gold | Sunday, 10 June 1956 |
| 29 | Out from Texas | Sunday, 24 June 1956 |
| 30 | The Return of Jubal Dolan | Sunday, 26 August 1956 |
| 31 | Hostage | Sunday, 09 September 1956 |
Directors
Worthington Miner, Bernard L. Kowalski, Don Siegel, Hal W. Polaire, David Friedkin, Sidney Lumet, Jack Gage, Morton S. Fine
Writers
Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin, E. Jack Neuman
Creators
David Friedkin, Morton S. Fine
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Walter Coy | Narrator / Narration / Self - Narrator / Host |
| Scott Forbes | Clay Allison / Howard / Ben Hart |
| Dabbs Greer | Marshal / Ray |
| Jack Kelly | Oren Walsh / Jubal Dolan |
| Kenneth Tobey | Gabe Sharp / Wade Trippe / Elmo |
| Richard Garland | Tom / Jack Murray / Jim Reed |
| Barry Atwater | Rogers |
| Leo Gordon | Pauk / Lou / Brandon |
| Paul Richards | Louis Rose / John Webb / Will Shaw |
| Tom Tryon | Antoine De More |
| Phyllis Coates | Medora De More |
| Raymond Bailey | Prosecutor |
| Phil Tead | Jury Foreman |
| Herbert Heyes | Judge George Best |
| William Newell | Nemo - the Bartender / Bartender |
| Dennis Moore | Defense Attorney |
| Carol Thurston | Annie Brayer / Cora Magill |
| Ted de Corsia | Ash / Jim Teech |
| Trevor Bardette | Mart / Sam Houston |
| James Gavin | Buford / Oren |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Worthington Miner | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Rapf | Producer |
| Worthington Miner | Producer |
| Carroll Case | Producer |
| Morton S. Fine | Producer |
| David Friedkin | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1957 | Emmy | Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less | Nominated |
