tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post6153390039487667557..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: Forgotten TV: Frontier Doctor (1958)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-57487996965584068752016-10-11T12:40:02.440-04:002016-10-11T12:40:02.440-04:00Thanks for the information, Mike. Stories of the C...Thanks for the information, Mike. Stories of the Century is already up (just look it up in the search box), and we'll get around to the others down the road.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-75343960649662798892016-10-11T11:55:57.761-04:002016-10-11T11:55:57.761-04:00Frontier Doctor was part of Republic Pictures'...<i>Frontier Doctor</i> was part of Republic Pictures's attempt to establish itself as a player in syndicated TV, alongside companies like Screen Gems (Columbia), Ziv (United Artists), Revue (MCA), and some others.<br />The most successful of these was <i>Stories Of The Century</i>, the western take on <i>Gangbusters</i> with Jim Davis; others were <i>Commando Cody</i> and <i>The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu</i>. <br />All of these shows made extensive use of Republic's trove of stock footage from B-westerns and serials, which made weekly production fast and effective.<br />What happened?<br />Republic Pictures went out of business.<br />The boss, Herbert Yates, ran out of his own money, and "New York" decided to cut their losses and fold. <br />You'll note that the other syndie companies I mentioned above had corporate "sugar daddies" who footed a lot of the bills, and were willing to stick with them.<br />But when Republic went down, Studio City Television Productions went down with it - quality of the shows and their stars notwithstanding.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.com