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Frontier is a western TV series that premiered on NBC on September 25, 1955. It has 1 season and 30 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 30 "The Hostage", aired on September 9, 1956.

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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Episodes

30 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

1955 · 30 episodes · Last episode: 70 years ago

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  1. E30

    30. The Hostage

    Finale
  2. E29

    29. The Return Of Jubal Dolan

  3. E28

    28. Out From Texas

  4. E27

    27. Georgia Gold

  5. E26

    26. The Hunted

  6. E25

    25. A Somewhere Voice

  7. E24

    24. Patrol

  8. E23

    23. Salt War

  9. E22

    22. The Well

  10. E21

    21. The Ballad Of Pretty Polly

  11. E20

    20. The Big Dry

  12. E19

    19. The Hanging At Thunder Butte Creek

  13. E18

    18. Assassin

  14. E17

    17. The Voyage Of Captain Castle

  15. E16

    16. The Captivity Of Joe Long

  16. E15

    15. The Devil And Doctor O'Hara

  17. E14

    14. The Ten Days Of John Leslie

  18. E13

    13. Mother Of The Brave

    When ranching proves unprofitable, the Horn family begins a long trek across Western plains enroute to their Native England, but fall prey to a band of Comanche Indians.

  19. E12

    12. The Texicans

  20. E11

    11. The Long Road To Tucson

  21. E10

    10. Ferdinand Meyer's Army

  22. E9

    9. Romance of Poker Alice

  23. E8

    8. Cattle Drive to Casper

    A young wife insists on accompanying her husband on a 600-mile cattle drive

  24. E7

    7. King of the Dakotas

    A French expatriate with a reputation as a duelist plans to create a cattle empire in the Dakota territory but runs into opposition from the ranchers he has mistreated.

  25. E6

    6. The Suspects

  26. E5

    5. The Founding Of Omaha, Nebraska

  27. E4

    4. The Shame Of A Nation

  28. E3

    3. A Stillness In Wyoming

    A range war breaks out between the cattle ranchers and the sheepherders in 19th Century Wyoming. The sons of the faction leaders meet and become friends, leading to tragedy when a hired killer of one faction kills one of the boys by mistake.

  29. E2

    2. Tomas And The Widow

  30. E1

    1. Paper Gunman

    A newspaper reporter determined to write articles about famous gunslingers finds that real gunmen are in short supply, so he decides to invent one. He buys a young man who hero-worships Clay Allison a holster and a frock coat and creates a reputation for him as a formidable gunslinger by publishing embellished accounts of exploits.

Cast & crew

Created by Morton S. Fine

  • Addison Richards

    Addison Richards

  • John Bromfield

    John Bromfield

  • Kenneth Tobey

    Kenneth Tobey

  • Frank Puglia

    Frank Puglia

  • Gloria Talbott

    Gloria Talbott

  • James Griffith

    James Griffith

  • Don Diamond

    Don Diamond

  • Coleen Gray

    Coleen Gray

  • Lisa Gaye

    Lisa Gaye

  • Herbert Heyes

    Herbert Heyes

  • Tommy Kirk

    Tommy Kirk

  • Jack Elam

    Jack Elam

    Ness Fowler

  • James Best

    James Best

  • Joan Vohs

    Joan Vohs

  • Lee Erickson

  • J.M. Kerrigan

    J.M. Kerrigan

Frontier FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Frontier?

Frontier has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 9, 1956.

When did the latest episode of Frontier come out?

The most recent episode of Frontier, Season 1 Episode 30 "The Hostage", aired on September 9, 1956.

How many seasons of Frontier are there?

Frontier has 1 season with 30 episodes in total.

When did Frontier first air?

Frontier first aired on NBC on September 25, 1955.

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