Frontier Theatre

American TV series or program
Frontier Theatre
StarringVarious
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseMay 1950 (1950-05) –
September 1950 (1950-09)

Frontier Theatre was an early American weekly television film series, featuring Westerns, that aired on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. This hour-long summer series ran from May to September 1950. The program aired Saturday nights from 6:30pm to 7:30pm ET on DuMont affiliates which carried the program.[1]

Episode status

As with most DuMont network programs, no episodes are known to survive.

See also

References

  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.

Bibliography

  • David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
  • Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
  • Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

External links

  • DuMont historical website