Frontier Circus
For the NBC program similarly named, see Frontier (1955 TV series).
| Frontier Circus | |
|---|---|
 James Barton in "The Clan MacDuff" episode, 1962 | |
| Genre | Western |
| Written by |
Samuel A. Peeples Frank Price |
| Directed by |
Tay Garnett William Witney |
| Starring |
J. Pat O'Malley Chill Wills |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Calliope Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original run | October 5, 1961 – September 6, 1962 |
Frontier Circus is an American Western television series about a traveling circus roaming the American West in the 1880s. Filmed by Revue Productions, the program aired on the CBS from October 5, 1961, until September 6, 1962.
Overview
The show featured such veteran Western television and film performers as Chill Wills as "Colonel Kasey Thompson," John Derek as "Ben Travis," Richard Jaeckel as "Scout Tony Gentry," and J. Pat O'Malley as "Duffy," Characters Thompson and Travis were the owners of the Thompson/Travis circus.
Episode guide
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Depths of Fear" | October 5, 1961 |
| 2 | "The Smallest Target" | October 12, 1961 |
| 3 | "Lippizan" | October 19, 1961 |
| 4 | "Dr. Sam" | October 26, 1961 |
| 5 | "The Hunter and the Hunted" | November 2, 1961 |
| 6 | "Karina" | November 9, 1961 |
| 7 | "Journey from Hannibal" | November 16, 1961 |
| 8 | "Winter Quarters" | November 23, 1961 |
| 9 | "The Patriarch of Purgatory" | November 30, 1961 |
| 10 | "The Shaggy Kings" | December 7, 1961 |
| 11 | "Coals of Fire" | January 4, 1962 |
| 12 | "The Balloon Girl" | January 11, 1962 |
| 13 | "Mr. Grady Regrets" | January 25, 1962 |
| 14 | "Quick Shuffle" | February 1, 1962 |
| 15 | "The Courtship" | February 19, 1962 |
| 16 | "Stopover in Paradise" | February 22, 1962 |
| 17 | "Calamity Circus" | March 8, 1962 |
| 18 | "The Inheritance" | March 15, 1962 |
| 19 | "Naomi Champagne" | March 29, 1962 |
| 20 | "Mighty Like Rogues" | April 5, 1962 |
| 21 | "Never Won Fair Lady" | April 12, 1962 |
| 22 | "The Good Fight" | April 19, 1962 |
| 23 | "The Clan MacDuff" | April 26, 1962 |
| 24 | "The Race" | May 3, 1962 |
| 25 | "The Daring Durandos" | May 17, 1962 |
| 26 | "Incident at Pawnee Gun" | September 6, 1962 |
Reception
Frontier Circus ran opposite two ABC sitcoms, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Donna Reed Show and another western series, The Outlaws on NBC, starring Barton MacLane and Don Collier. The difference between its plot and the plot of most standard Westerns may have led to its short run.
DVD release
Timeless Media Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on April 20, 2010.[1]
References
- ↑ "Frontier Circus - The Complete Series". tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- McNeil, Alex. Total Television (1996). New York: Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows(1999). New York: Ballantine Books ISBN 0-345-42923-0
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