U.S. Marshal Jim Blake brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by old nemesis Clay Stacy and his mob.U.S. Marshal Jim Blake brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by old nemesis Clay Stacy and his mob.U.S. Marshal Jim Blake brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by old nemesis Clay Stacy and his mob.
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Truman Bradley
- Narrator
- (voice)
Trevor Bardette
- Dan Yarbro
- (uncredited)
Monte Blue
- Ned - U.S. Marshal
- (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Barbara Brown
- Mrs. Stone
- (uncredited)
Tex Cooper
- Barroom Gambler
- (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
- Minor Role (edited from 'Dodge City')
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
- Minor Role (edited from 'Dodge City')
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Robert Homans
- Mail Clerk
- (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
- Mayor Stone
- (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- …
Jack Mower
- Stationmaster
- (uncredited)
Jessie Proctor
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaIt was the expansion of the railroad that encouraged the systematic hunting of the bison. The workers needed food, meat specifically, and the company paid well for it, thus placing pressure on the bison. It was only after the railroad construction was completed that the primary economic focus shifted to hides. The railroad made them easier to transport, thus placing even more pressure on the bison.
- GoofsIn the late 1800s, the American bison had received legal protection in only a few states (e.g., Idaho, New Mexico), but only after they had been exterminated in those states. It wasn't until the early 1900s that serious legal action and attempts to regrow the herds were made. At that point there were only a few thousand remaining in the wild or captivity, so to claim (as the narrator does) that unscrupulous hunters illegally hunted bison is not accurate - immorally perhaps, but not illegally.
- Quotes
Marshal Jim Blake: [to Martha] Why don't you know enough to let a man do a man's job, and you women stick to your kitchen chores?
- ConnectionsEdited into My Country 'Tis of Thee (1950)
- SoundtracksColumbia, the Gem of the Ocean
(uncredited)
aka "The Red, White and Blue"
Played at the railroad ceremony
Featured review
Piecing together a short film by padding it with footage from another movie!
I am not 100% sure why Warner Brothers made "Frontier Days" and assume it was simply because they could make it pretty cheaply...aside from the use of Technicolor film stock. What I mean by this is that lots of the footage throughout the short consists of stuff lifted from another Warner film, "Dodge City"! So, after filming a few sequences with Robert Shayne and a the cast of "Frontier Days" they were able to make a short which plays much like a movie. If you want, you might want to watch this film just after seeing "Dodge City"...or you could look for obvious footage from the other film...such as the banner over the street saying 'Dodge City'!
So is it any good? Yes and no. Considering how it was made, it' better than I expected. And, Shayne was pretty good in the lead. But a few sequences (especially the poorly choreographed train car scene) are sub-par and the overall experience only okay...nothing special.
So is it any good? Yes and no. Considering how it was made, it' better than I expected. And, Shayne was pretty good in the lead. But a few sequences (especially the poorly choreographed train car scene) are sub-par and the overall experience only okay...nothing special.
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- planktonrules
- Sep 5, 2020
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- Technicolor Specials (1945-1946 season) #1: Frontier Days
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- Runtime17 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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