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Frontier Doctor

  • TV Series
  • 1956– 1956–
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
99
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POPULARITY
46,256
4,240
Rex Allen in Frontier Doctor (1956)
Western
The adventures of a small town doctor working in the Arizona territory during the early 1900s.The adventures of a small town doctor working in the Arizona territory during the early 1900s.The adventures of a small town doctor working in the Arizona territory during the early 1900s.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
99
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
46,256
4,240
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    • Stars
      • Rex Allen
      • Mason Alan Dinehart
      • Chubby Johnson
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      • Rex Allen
      • Mason Alan Dinehart
      • Chubby Johnson
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    • 3User reviews
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    Rex Allen
    Rex Allen
    • Dr. Bill Baxter
    39 episodes39 eps • 1956–1959
    Mason Alan Dinehart
    Mason Alan Dinehart
    • Ben Adams…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1959
    Chubby Johnson
    Chubby Johnson
    • Sheriff…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Clover, Nora's Housekeeper…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959
    Stafford Repp
    Stafford Repp
    • Sheriff Brawley
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959
    Kay E. Kuter
    Kay E. Kuter
    • Ed
    2 episodes2 eps • 1958–1959
    Robert Swan
    Robert Swan
    • Sheriff
    2 episodes2 eps • 1958–1959
    Tom Black
    • Cavalry Officer…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1958–1959
    Mary Castle
    Mary Castle2 episodes2 eps • 1959
    Carleton Young
    Carleton Young
    • Sharp Middleton
    2 episodes2 eps • 1959
    Montie Montana
    Montie Montana2 episodes2 eps • 1959
    Rebecca Welles
    Rebecca Welles
    • Maria Belotti, Circus Owner
    1 episode1 ep • 1956
    Jean Willes
    Jean Willes
    • Miss Fancy Varden
    1 episode1 ep • 1958
    Mary Beth Hughes
    Mary Beth Hughes
    • Lillian Lloyd
    1 episode1 ep • 1958
    Jackie Loughery
    Jackie Loughery
    • Savannah Merrick
    1 episode1 ep • 1958
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Butch Cassidy
    1 episode1 ep • 1958
    Grandon Rhodes
    Grandon Rhodes
    • Warren Scott
    1 episode1 ep • 1958
    John Hubbard
    John Hubbard
    • Ralph Courtwright
    1 episode1 ep • 1958
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    I suppose being the last of the silver screen' singing cowboys is a nice if somewhat dubious distinction. As Gene Autry and Roy Rogers had left or were leaving Republic Pictures, Herbert J. Yates signed country singer Rex Allen as a new singing cowboy and he was a straight arrow in the tradition of the gentleman mentioned above. When he came on board however Republic was a sinking ship and it barely stayed afloat after John Wayne terminated his long term contract.

    Rex made his last film in 1954 and even with no more big screen exposure he still had a recording career which lasted several more years. He moved to the small screen in 1958 with Frontier Doctor which lasted two seasons. Rex was your old fashioned country doctor and while occasionally he had to resort to gunplay, he carried his doctor's bag and drove in a horse and buggy instead of a saddled horse.

    Sadly Frontier Doctor did not last longer, but it had and still has its fans who preferred seeing a more positive aspect to the west instead of violence and killing. The concept was revived somewhat in the Nineties with Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman.

    Then again Jane Seymour had assets Rex Allen couldn't match.
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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Man of the West
    • Filming locations
      • Western Street, Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Television Service
      • Studio City Television Service
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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