Stuart E. McGowan
Director
Death Valley Days (1952)
Season 15
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.
Released Oct. 1, 1952
Episode 30 min
10+
Keywords: imdb.arizona-territory, imdb.arizona-desert, imdb.law, imdb.mountain, imdb.legend, imdb.desert, imdb.gunfire + 26 more, imdb.gun, imdb.death, imdb.american-west, imdb.old-west, imdb.death-valley-california, imdb.hosted-television-series, imdb.new-mexico-desert, imdb.classical-western, imdb.epic-western, imdb.borax, imdb.wild-west, imdb.mule-train, imdb.american-history, imdb.americana, imdb.law-and-order, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.arizona, imdb.globe-arizona, imdb.1880s, imdb.19th-century, imdb.gila-county-arizona, imdb.sleeve-gun, imdb.mojave-indian, imdb.oatman-massacre, awards.emmy-award-nominated, imdb.anthology-series
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Production Companies: sfm Entertainment, McGowan Productions
Network: Syndication
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S15E1 - The Day All Marriages Were Cancelled
In 1850's Arizona, Charles Poston fills many positions including the ability to perform weddings. After his arrival, Father McCabe declares all marriages invalid. A trial is conducted to settle things.
Sept. 2, 1966, midnight
S15E2 - Solid Gold Cavity
Sawbuck would give his left arm for a good set of teeth. When he saves a dentist's life on the trail they use some of Sawbuck's gold to make a set. But the two bandits that nearly killed the dentist have other plans for the gold.
Oct. 1, 1966, midnight
S15E3 - The Resurrection of Deadwood Dick
A local blowhard is causing problems with his tall tales so the town fathers decide to make use of the situation. They create the persona of Deadwood Dick and it works so well that what was once fiction starts to seem like fact.
Oct. 1, 1966, midnight
S15E4 - Brute Angel
Sheriff McBain leaves home to arrest notorious gunslinger Sam Bolt for murder when he would prefer to see the arrival of his first grandchild. He encounters Pony, an associate of Bolt's, whose life he once saved and gains a needed ally.
Oct. 5, 1966, midnight
S15E5 - A Sense of Justice
A young Roy Bean rides into 1850's San Diego to visit his brother. Bad blood quickly develops between him and a local with Roy arrested for wounding the man. But is it justice for him to spend ten years in prison?
Oct. 6, 1966, midnight
S15E6 - The Lady and the Sourdough
Tom does the mining and Rupert the cooking in a partnership, where any profits are split equally. But Rupert becomes suspicious of Tom's behavior, especially concerning neighbor Mrs. Daigle and interest in her farm.
Oct. 8, 1966, midnight
S15E7 - The Kid from Hell's Kitchen
Billy the Kid sets out to avenge the death of a friend.
Oct. 20, 1966, midnight
S15E8 - Samaritans, Mountain Style
While serving as scouts for Fremont's expedition, Carson and Godey come across a man who has lost everything in an Indian raid. They face a choice between helping him or moving on with their jobs.
Oct. 27, 1966, midnight
S15E9 - One Fast Injun
A prospector who continuously loses bets and is subject to ridicule from a barroom crowd; thinks he has discovered salvation by betting on a fast Indian that he spots running near his mine. After winning a few bets and paying an opposing runner to throw a race; he loses again when the opposing runner uses some of his bribe money to pay the fast Indian to throw the race. However, the barroom crowd has a good laugh at his expense and he wins back the friendship that he lost while he was winning.
Dec. 21, 1966, midnight
S15E10 - The Jolly Roger and Wells Fargo
Robert Louis Stevenson is exploring a deserted mine with his son when they discover a Wells Fargo strongbox.
Dec. 23, 1966, midnight
S15E11 - The Hero of Apache Pass
After a settler's son is stolen during an Apache raid, an Army doctor leads a small band on a near impossible mission to rescue a group of wounded soldiers and the child.
Dec. 24, 1966, midnight
S15E12 - The Gypsy
A Gypsy woman has a gift that allows her to see a person's future from a deck of cards. When one man decides to take advantage of her gift he doesn't count on what the cards say about his own future.
Dec. 28, 1966, midnight
S15E13 - A Calamity Called Jane
After Calamity Jane joins Wild Bill Hicock's show, her uncouth behavior causes Bill to think he made a mistake. When Bill tells her she should act like a lady he soon realizes he made a bigger mistake.
Dec. 29, 1966, midnight
S15E14 - Doc Holliday's Gold Bars
After a run of bad luck at faro Doc Holliday is in need of working capital. When he meets an investment banker from the east he decides to take advantage of the banker's greed to fund his next game.
Dec. 30, 1966, midnight
S15E15 - Silver Tombstone
Ed Schieffelin has spent seven long years hoping to strike a bonanza but it always ends in failure. About to quit, he discovers what he believes to be a sure thing and convinces his brother to give up everything and join him.
Feb. 26, 1966, midnight
S15E16 - The Man Who Didn't Want Gold
Wilson and Winters have had many unproductive years mining when a young stranger arrives looking for a hideout. They lie to a sheriff about his whereabouts, than Redmond uncovers a lucrative gold strike. The race is on to file a claim.
March 1, 1966, midnight
S15E17 - Halo for a Badman
An ex-convict is hired by Animas City, Colorado's mayor to be their marshal because no one else can stand up to the outlaws that rob every gold shipment that tries to leave town. Some of the gold miners don't trust their new peace officer believing he's in cahoots with the gangs.
March 2, 1967, midnight
S15E18 - A Wrangler's Last Ride
A former cowhand now prefers to paint the life of the cowboy, which he feels is vanishing. While visiting his childhood home he must decide if using violence to protect that way of life in the face of inevitable progress is justified.
March 3, 1967, midnight
S15E19 - The Man Who Wouldn't Die
When a group of five men are ambushed by the Comanche, only two escape. But one other of the five men is still alive, and his dying sister's psychic bond with another woman may be his only chance for survival.
March 4, 1967, midnight
S15E20 - The Saga of Dr. Davis
Dr. William Davis is asked by his current partner Jenny to replace her with young Tad in his magic act. Everything is fine until they need to perform for some renegade Indians.
March 18, 1967, midnight
S15E21 - Major Horace Bell
Major Bell, an early settler of Los Angeles, comes to the defense of a man who he believes was framed for murder.
April 26, 1967, midnight
S15E22 - The Day They Stole the Salamander
When a freight line's near impregnable strongbox is stolen by road agents, the proprietor's girlfriend finds her loyalties tested when she discovers her wounded brother is the safecracker for the gang.
April 28, 1967, midnight
S15E23 - Siege at Amelia's Kitchen
Warren takes an unreasonable dislike to his stepmother after returning to his father's ranch. An attack by rogue Indians leads Warren to have a change of heart.
May 3, 1967, midnight
S15E24 - Solid Foundation
Prospector Jim Otis is taken hostage by robbers after he stumbles onto their loot.
May 5, 1967, midnight
S15E25 - Along Came Mariana
After the territory of New Mexico joins the United States, a young woman decides to challenge the peonage system in court when her father's debt forces her into servitude.
May 11, 1967, midnight
S15E26 - A Man Called Abraham
A man of God living in the desert tries to convince a hardened killer that he could truly change in his heart, no matter his past crimes.
June 21, 1967, midnight
Network: Syndication
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 13560 min.
Released: Oct. 1, 1952
Last Air Date: April 24, 1970, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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