First Show: Sep 26, 1952 Last Show: Aug 14, 1953 Number Shows: 47 Audition Show: none known
Series Description:
FRONTIER TOWN was a syndicated Western that aired on CBS stations and
ran through the 1952-1953 season. It was syndicated by Broadcasters Program Syndicate / Bruce Eells and Associates syndication. The main character, Chad Remington, a two fisted lawyer in the town of Dos Rios, was played by Jeff Chandler who was billed as "Tex" Chandler. He had a sidekick, Cherokee O'Bannon, played by Wade Crosby, who spoke in a W. C. Fields dialect. Mr. Chandler remained in the lead
role for the first 23 shows and was replaced by Reed Hadley who played Remington until the end of the series. Bill Forman was the announcer for the series.
This is an action series, directed toward juvenile listener, more in the spirit of THE LONE RANGER or WILD BILL HICKOK than the adult westerns that became popular in the 1950's.
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