Frontier Doctor

1958-1959

Rex Allen stars as Dr. Bill Baxter, the Frontier Doctor, in this late fifties American Western television series. The series was also known as “Unarmed” and “Man of the West”. The good doctor, based out of Rising Springs, Arizona, rides across the country side in a buggy with his black bag and experiences many adventures as he tries to help those he encounters along the way.

Maria appears in one episode of the series that centers on cases of cholera sprouting up in the vicinity of Los Angeles’ China Town.

Episodes

S01 E16 – Illegal Entry (1959)

Maria plays Mei Ling, an employee of Hong Kong Harry’s, who proves helpful to Dr. Bill Baxter as he attempts to track down carriers of cholera in the city.
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KROD-TV Program Schedule Ad

El Paso Times, El Paso, Texas, USA, October 8th, 1957

(Unknown Author)

This ad for KROD-TV’s program schedule lists Maria as a cast member featured in a 6:30pm showing of a Frontier Doctor episode about a cholera outbreak. This episode would be “Illegal Entry” (S01 E16) in which she plays Mei Ling, an employee of Hong Kong Harry’s.

KROD-TV Program Schedule AdKROD-TV Program Schedule Ad 08 Oct 1957, Tue El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) Newspapers.com

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