Season 1 • Episode 30
LatestFrontier 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.
Writing
Real events = stories wilder than fiction.
Production
Worthington Miner prestige TV before prestige TV.
Creator
Morton S. Fine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired ONE WEEK after Gunsmoke premiered—two wildly different bets on what Western audiences wanted.
Most episodes are considered lost media; finding complete runs is basically archaeology.
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