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The Far Frontier

The Far Frontier

1948Movie⏱️ 1h 7mApproved
DramaMusicWestern
6.3
IMDB Rating
168 votes

Willis Newcomb and Bart Carroll head a gang engaged in smuggling wanted-American criminals back into the United States from Mexico. Operating from Sharperville, an oil town on the American side of the border, they transport their ...

Director
William Witney
Writers
N/A
Stars
Roy Rogers, Trigger, Gail Davis
Release Date
December 29, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
as Roy Rogers
Trigger
Trigger
as Trigger
Gail Davis
Gail Davis
as Susan Hathaway
Andy Devine
Andy Devine
as Judge Cookie Bullfincher
Francis Ford
Francis Ford
as Alf Sharper
Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft
as Bart Carroll
Clayton Moore
Clayton Moore
as Tom Sharper
Robert Strange
Robert Strange
as Willis Newcomb
Mike Ragan
Mike Ragan
as Rocco
Lane Bradford
Lane Bradford
as Butch

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Filming Location
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
Production
Republic Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

gun holsteru.s. mexico bordersinging cowboyb westernwestern music

🎯 Categories

DramaMusicWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Trigger Remembered by Whitney
by beresd-217252016-10-20

"In one scene the bad guys are rolling barrels off a truck to stop Roy Rogers and Trigger. Trained jumpers were 'doubling' Trigger, but found the barrels too frightening and shied off. Trigger was finally allowed to try, ridden by Roy's stunt double Joe Yrigoyen. Joe ordered Trigger to jump too soon for a stationary object. Trigger trusted Joe and jumped when Joe commanded. He cleared the barrel, but a bit awkwardly. Trigger did better on the 2nd barrel. By now he thought it was fun, and for the rest of the scene you can see Trigger moving from side to side so he can jump as many..."

💡 Did You Know?

"The Far Frontier" was filmed in Trucolor, but the color elements have been lost. Out of 19 color Republic westerns starring Roy Rogers, a total of six are no longer available in color, due to missing film elements. Unfortunately, the remaining black and white prints look soft, because of the method used to make the monochrome prints in the 1950s.

📖 Synopsis

Willis Newcomb and Bart Carroll head a gang engaged in smuggling wanted-American criminals back into the United States from Mexico. Operating from Sharperville, an oil town on the American side of the border, they transport their ...