Frontier Doctor

infobox television
show_name = Frontier Dcotor
format = Western
picture_format = Black and white (1958-1959)
runtime = 30 minutes
starring = Rex Allen
country = United States
network = Syndication
first_aired = September 26, 1958
last_aired = June 3, 1959
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 39
imdb_id = 0051273|

"Frontier Doctor" is an American Western television series starring Rex Allen that aired in syndication from September 26, 1958 until June 20, 1959.

ynopsis

"Frontier Doctor" followed the exploits of small town doctor, Dr. Bill Baxter, who rode in a buggy with his black bag and found more than his share of trouble as he came to the aid of people who crossed his path. Operating out of "Rising Springs" (which was looked after by Marshall Dunham, played by Robert Karney) he often found trouble with the patients he treated such as outlaws like Butch Cassidy.

Allen, a veteran Western movie actor and singer, knew the genre, but this series did not catch on with viewers, possibly as Baxter was a little too detached (thanks to Allen's bland delivery of his lines) for the audience, and was canceled after its first season.

References

McNeil, Alex. "Total Television" (1996). New York: Penguin Books ISBN 0-140-24916-8Brooks, 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

External links

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* Frontier Doctor (The German TV-Title is: "Dr. Bill Baxter, Arzt in Arizona")