Frontier

A sober, low-key anthology that presents the settling of the West as a series of hard-won human dramas, light on gunplay and heavy on perseverance.

Created by

Morton S. Fine

Genres

Western

Starring

Walter Coy, Addison Richards, John Bromfield

Overview

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.

How it feels

Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Survival, family, justice, work

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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