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Roy Battles Border Smugglers! Thrills ripped from today's headlines... The shock story of the year!

The Far Frontier

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 human cargo in oil drums loaded on trucks. Border Patrolman Tom Sharper intercepts one of the trucks but is overpowered and left for dead. Carroll, having already been paid for the job and not wanting any evidence to walk around, get caught and lead back to him, backs the human-cargo trucks to the edge of a cliff and sends the drums crashing to the boulder far below. Judge Cookie Bullfincher and Border Patrolman Roy Rogers conduct a search for the missing Tom, but the crooks have gone back for him and find him in a state of amnesia. They rob the bank and pin it on Tom. It is now up to Roy to clear his friend and also put an end to Carroll's human-smuggling racket.

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The Far Frontier Cast

Name Character
Francis Ford He was 67, 72 years old when he died as Alf Sharper
Edmund Cobb He was 56, 82 years old when he died as Sheriff
Andy Devine He was 43, 71 years old when he died as Judge Cookie Bullfincher
Roy Barcroft He was 46, 67 years old when he died as Henchman Bart
Clayton Moore He was 34, 85 years old when he died as Tom Sharper
Roy Rogers He was 37, 86 years old when he died as Roy Rogers
Robert Strange He was 227, 132 years old when he died as Willis Newcomb
Lane Bradford He was 26, 50 years old when he died as Butch - Henchman
Clarence Straight as Jeb - Defendant
John Bagni He was 38, 43 years old when he died as Rollins - Smuggled Criminal
Gail Davis She was 23, 71 years old when she died as Susan Hathaway

The Far Frontier Crew

Name Department
Jack A. Marta as Director of Photography. He was 45 (88) years old when He died Camera
Tony Martinelli as Editor. Editing
William Witney as Director. He was 33 (87) years old when He died Directing
R. Dale Butts as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (79) years old when He died Sound
Sloan Nibley as Writer. He was 40 (81) years old when He died Writing
Edward J. White as Producer. He was 45 (70) years old when He died Production
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The Far Frontier (75 years)

Roy Battles Border Smugglers! Thrills ripped from today's headlines... The shock story of the year!

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 29, 1948
  • Runtime: 67 minutes