Frontier Circus

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 originally aired on CBS from October 5, 1961, until September 6, 1962.

Frontier Circus
James Barton with Nan Peterson (left) and Jackie Russell in "The Clan MacDuff" episode, 1962
GenreWestern
Created bySamuel A. Peeples
Written bySamuel A. Peeples
Frank Price
Directed byTay Garnett
William Witney
StarringJ. Pat O'Malley
Chill Wills
ComposerDavid Buttolph
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesCalliope Productions
Revue Studios
Release
Original networkCBS
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseOctober 5, 1961 (1961-10-05) –
September 6, 1962 (1962-09-06)

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 traveling circus.

Cast

Guest stars

Episodes
No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Depths of Fear"UnknownUnknownOctober 5, 1961 (1961-10-05)
2"The Smallest Target"UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 1961 (1961-10-12)
3"Lippizan"UnknownUnknownOctober 19, 1961 (1961-10-19)
4"Dr. Sam"UnknownUnknownOctober 26, 1961 (1961-10-26)
5"The Hunter and the Hunted"UnknownUnknownNovember 2, 1961 (1961-11-02)
6"Karina"UnknownUnknownNovember 9, 1961 (1961-11-09)
7"Journey from Hannibal"UnknownUnknownNovember 16, 1961 (1961-11-16)
8"Winter Quarters"UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 1961 (1961-11-23)
9"The Patriarch of Purgatory"UnknownUnknownNovember 30, 1961 (1961-11-30)
10"The Shaggy Kings"UnknownUnknownDecember 7, 1961 (1961-12-07)
11"Coals of Fire"UnknownUnknownJanuary 4, 1962 (1962-01-04)
12"The Balloon Girl"UnknownUnknownJanuary 11, 1962 (1962-01-11)
13"Mr. Grady Regrets"UnknownUnknownJanuary 25, 1962 (1962-01-25)
14"Quick Shuffle"UnknownUnknownFebruary 1, 1962 (1962-02-01)
15"The Courtship"UnknownUnknownFebruary 15, 1962 (1962-02-15)
16"Stopover in Paradise"UnknownUnknownFebruary 22, 1962 (1962-02-22)
17"Calamity Circus"UnknownUnknownMarch 8, 1962 (1962-03-08)
18"The Inheritance"UnknownUnknownMarch 15, 1962 (1962-03-15)
19"Naomi Champagne"UnknownUnknownMarch 29, 1962 (1962-03-29)
20"Mighty Like Rouges"UnknownUnknownApril 5, 1962 (1962-04-05)
21"Never Won Fair Lady"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 1962 (1962-04-12)
22"The Good Fight"UnknownUnknownApril 19, 1962 (1962-04-19)
23"The Clan MacDuff"UnknownUnknownApril 26, 1962 (1962-04-26)
24"The Race"UnknownUnknownMay 3, 1962 (1962-05-03)
25"The Daring Durandos"UnknownUnknownMay 17, 1962 (1962-05-17)
26"Incident at Pawnee Gun"UnknownUnknownSeptember 6, 1962 (1962-09-06)

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.

Home media

Timeless Media Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on April 20, 2010.[1]

References
  1. "Frontier Circus - The Complete Series". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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