Death Valley Days

1952
Death Valley Days

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EP1 The Taming of Trudy Bell Oct 02, 1969

Lumberjack Will is attracted to Trudy, the daughter of his boss Mr. Bell. But Trudy thinks highly of herself and after Will spanks her at a box social he expects to lose his job plus his best friend's Danny whose advice he took.

EP2 Tracy's Triumph Oct 04, 1969

A convict is released from prison - but not from his past.

EP3 Old Stape Oct 04, 1969

An old thief outwits lawmen by returning to his rundown shack, which straddles the U.S. and Republic of Texas border.

EP4 The Tenderfoot Oct 09, 1969

While their family is traveling out west three children are orphaned. They decide to continue on to the town of Whiskey Flats and seek their fortune by panning for gold.

EP5 Biscuits and Billy, the Kid Oct 10, 1969

A blue eyed goat named Billy and a mother's ability to bake biscuits help family members traveling by wagon from Utah to California when they are abandoned by their guide.

EP6 Son of Thunder Oct 26, 1969

A gunfighter comes to town to challenge the "Avenging Angel". A gunman that is invincible. That bullets can't harm.

EP7 The Lady Doctor Oct 27, 1969

Amy Caldwell serves as the "doctor" in the remote mountain community over the objections of her husband John. He is also concerned about the threats of an Indian warrior who wants to take over from the old chief.

EP8 The Great Pinto Bean Gold Hunt Nov 16, 1969

After a trip to town, two down and out miners find gold nuggets mixed with beans they bought. Convinced that finding origin of the beans will make them wealthy, they head across the Arizona desert encountering difficulties along the way.

EP9 The Visitor Nov 17, 1969

A peace seeking Indian scout aids pioneers besieged by Indian renegades.

EP10 The King of the Uvalde Road Jan 01, 1970

King Fisher keeps the mail from arriving from San Antonio, knowing if it succeeds, he will lose the power he has in Uvalde. The government sends Harry to resolve the problem and he finds a unique way to get King to open his road.

EP11 The Mezcla Man Jan 02, 1970

Jess intends to marry his longtime sweetheart but thinks he needs to find some hidden gold so she will accept. When a wealthy traveler from New Orleans shows up and courts her, Jess begins to realize what he really wants.

EP12 Pioneer Pluck Jan 03, 1970

Annabelle ignores her grandmother's advice and flirts with ranch hand Winn while waiting for her beau Frank to propose. Winn's violent past becomes apparent when he vows revenge on her after she marries.

EP13 Simple Question of Justice Jan 12, 1970

Caleb relies on the advice and support of his upstanding friend Andrew but has a blind spot concerning his son Johnny. Eventually Johnny goes to far and Caleb tracks him down to make him faces the consequences of his actions.

EP14 The Wizard of Aberdeen Jan 17, 1970

Newspaperman L. Frank Baum is having a hard time making his paper a success. He spends most of his time telling stories to the local kids, full of scarecrows, lions, and little girls carried away to magical lands by tornadoes.

EP15 The Dragon of Gold Hill Jan 24, 1970

Maso and Okei, tea growers in Gold Hills, encounter both friendship and racism from the locals. A worsening drought has some looking for a scapegoat and local bully Dan leads a mob to drive their Japanese neighbors out.

EP16 The Biggest Little Post Office in the World Jan 24, 1970

Postal inspector Wesley Hull is determined to discover how postmaster Jack Reardon can sell so many stamps in such a small town. He doesn't count on Reardon's pleasant disposition, or his knowledge of the letter of the law.

EP17 A Saint of Travelers Feb 14, 1970

Bishop Lamy and Tom Forbes head across the desert with Blue Feather, angry at his sister's conversion, in deadly pursuit. Tom learns about faith when the bishop stops to aid a man ill with cholera, then faces off with Blue Feather.

EP18 Talk to Me, Charley Feb 15, 1970

Charley and Stokes are partners in a productive gold mine and are successful holding off any claim jumpers. The main problem is Charley drinking too much and when the beautiful Wilhelma arrives the situation worsens. It is Charley who devises a solution.

EP19 Amos and the Black Bull Feb 28, 1970

Amos can't marry his girl Maggie because he's poor. When his new friend Yucca offers to trade some of his land for a black bull, Amos has to figure out how to get his hands on one.

EP20 The Man Who Planted Gold in California Mar 16, 1970

A sheriff schemes to win an interest in California's wine industry.

EP21 The Solid Gold Pie Apr 01, 1970

A town's pie supply is threatened when the loveless lady baker decides to leave.

EP22 A Gift from Father Tapis Apr 07, 1970

Father de la Cuesta has replaced the deceased Father Tapis and is curious why the padre ordered a hand organ for the mission. Father and Jose refuse to leave when Joaquin and his renegades become a threat, using the organ to save the day.

EP23 Clum's Constabulary Apr 09, 1970

John Clum is given the task of turning a small group of Apache men into a force that can aid the US Calvary. Not only must he prove their worth but deal with the prejudice of both the army and the local Anglo community who try to sabotage him.

EP24 The Contract Apr 18, 1970

Red Eagle, with his wife Little Fawn, compete for an army freight contract against Manning. But Manning uses underhanded means to win so Little Fawn finds a clever solution after arriving at the fort.

EP25 The Duke of Tombstone Apr 21, 1970

Tombstone sheriff Ray Ritter and wife Joanna have a bright future but then the he tosses shady gambler Fields out of area. He returns with a deed to half the town and Ritter finds he must protect the scoundrel from vigilant justice.

EP26 Early Candle Lighten Apr 24, 1970

A gold camp cook is threatened with hanging after it's discovered he has been skimming nuggets from the miners. His assistant thinks he can save his life by bringing the cook's sister from Tucson.
7.5| 0h30m| TV-PG| en| More Info
Released: 01 October 1952 Returning Series
Producted By: McGowan Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.deathvalleydays.com/
Synopsis

Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945 and continued from 1952 to 1970 as a syndicated television series, with reruns continuing through August 1, 1975. The series was sponsored by the Pacific Coast Borax Company and hosted by Stanley Andrews, Ronald Reagan, Robert Taylor, and Dale Robertson. With the passing of Dale Robertson in 2013, all the former Death Valley Days hosts are now deceased.

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bkoganbing Somewhere in the offices of the 20 Mule Team Borax company sits some television gold. Death Valley Days, the longest running syndicated show on television contains some fine dramas, made better by the fact that these were true western stories, no frills added. Take a look at the directors and writers lists for the show. You'll find in the credits any number of B picture western directors who found work as the B western died out on the big screen, same with the writers.Not to mention the players and for a real western feel the show had as its first host character actor Stanley Andrews known as the Old Ranger. Andrews brought a real feel of the old west to his job as host. Even when some rather more well known Hollywood names like Ronald Reagan, Robert Taylor and Dale Robertson took over the hosting duties, you always knew you were watching three well known movie stars. With Andrews it was like sitting by the fireside listening to tales from the past from a beloved relative.Robertson was from Oklahoma and could never shake the western image no matter how hard he tried in his career and he eventually went with the flow. Taylor and Reagan were both leading men, Taylor of A films and Reagan of B films from their respective studios. But both had a real love of horses and the west and would just as soon have been cowboy heroes at their studios instead of the career paths that were chosen for them by Louis B. Mayer and Jack Warner respectively. All of them fit the role of host well because of their backgrounds.This is another show that TV Land channel ought to grab. Or at least the country music channel which has now taken to showing films occasionally. They can't do better than this.
wfinlayson-567-88446 In Western Canada,when I was about 7 or 8,we used to see it on Saturday or Sunday afternoon,when television was fairly new in the North and not everybody had one.But my dad had a good job with the Telephone Company,so we always seemed to have the latest electrical gadgets.Westerns,in 1958 were going strong but I especially remember and liked the haunting bugle call,the particular black and white reception,and our television itself,with the genuine Borax 20 Mule Team model carefully placed on top of it.I think the Stanley Andrews era was the best,because the actors were a product of post WW2,and the scenes were of a completely natural western landscape,especially the striking area itself,in which it was indeed filmed.I didn't see the later episodes because we moved but in the 60's the world did modernized pretty fast and the old western towns and people,and war heroes,were becoming only a memory. I hope they roll out the episodes soon so I can build my own 20 Mule Team and get back to some real western television.
ketchkev I wish they would show these again. With over 20 years of episodes, I can't see why they don't. I was a huge fan of this program, and looked forward to watching it every week. This show was very low budget, but they were the most enjoyable half-hour episodes ever!! Many of them were factual as well. Although some of the episodes are available on video (and very,very few may I mention) they still don't encompass the true meaning of the series. You would be able to watch week to week and see what it took to tame the great west. With stories of the gold rush, wild outlaws, early politicians, and the ushering in of statehood, Death valley days will always be a favorite. I will also never forget the TV theme. It will forever be in my memories.
mavery-2 This Series was quite popular for many years. They used a rather strange approach to production, taking a cast and crew to a location (ie: Flagstaff) and shooting 3 episodes to be split up during the season. It was the quintiessential American western of the time. Sometimes quite good, sometimes very very bad. Wish the episodes were still about somewhere.