Photos from the individual death valley days episodes are listed along with the death valley days episode names when available, as are the dates of the original airing of the episode. Bonanza, wagon train, the rifleman, the lone ranger, dustys trail, the cisco kid, annie oakley and many more. Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around death valley, california. Among the first american settlers to california, olive and vicki organize a school when the men leave to fight mexico. Episode guide season 1 how death valley got its name s1, ep1 1 oct. Apr 06, 2016 ruth woodman would go on to write all of the scripts for the first five years of the halfhour death valley days syndicated television series which ran from 19521975 and also serving as story editor and continuing to write scripts for the series.
Death valley days was invariably sponsored by pacific coast borax company, later. About to quit, he discovers what he believes to be a sure thing and convinces his brother to give up everything and join him. Death valley days a series of stories, all based in fact, revolving around the legends of death valley, california where borax was mined. Death valley days season 7 episode 22 price of a passport. Watch death valley days episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Perhaps a certain episode of a particular series coincided with a key moment in your life, or in world events and has left a vivid memory of when it was shown.
Season 15 guide for death valley days tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. This western anthology moseyed along quietly for almost half a century 22 years on radio, and was set in death valley, cal. Without supplies the women improvise with charcoal and other daily items near the sa. Season 8 195960 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Created in 1930 by ruth woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945. Death valley days the tenderfoot tv episode 1969 imdb. Each of the 452 television episodes was introduced by a host. When it came to television, on march 1st, 1952, it became the longest running, most successful syndicated western series ever, running to 558 episodes before ending on august 1st, 1975. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific list. Ed schieffelin has spent seven long years hoping to strike a bonanza but it always ends in failure. George parker is unwilling to follow the rules of either his. Death valley is a horror black comedy mockumentary television series broadcast on mtv.
Death valley days is by far the most successful syndicated television western, the most successful television western ever in the halfhour format, and one of the longestrunning and most successful of all scripted syndicated series. Hosts included actors stanley andrews 195263, ronald reagan 196465, robert taylor 196669 and others. A television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1970, featuring tales of the old west. Series description the death valley days tv show was a 30 minute anthology western action series that aired in sydication on cbs stations for a whopping 23 years from 19521975. A television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1970, featuring tales of the old west, particularly the area of death valley. From 1952 to 1970, it became a syndicated television series, with reruns updated with new narrations continuing through. Death valley days, dvd, manufactured on demand, ntsc format, tv western, westerns, 639767538183. With julie parrish, henry beckman, clyde ventura, e. Ctva us western death valley days syndicated195270.
Jessie lee reno, for whom the city of reno was named. Perhaps a certain episode of a particular series coincided with a key moment in your life, or in world events and or has left a. Mar 24, 2010 death valley days was invariably sponsored by pacific coast borax company, later. The television version of death valley days was first broadcast in 1952 and ran for some 600 episodes until it ended in 1975, making the show one of the longestrunning western programs in broadcast history. Explore death valley, one of the most extreme places on earth. When a death valley ranch foreman jimmy treats her well and offers to marry her, she accepts. Several actors hosted the show with the longest serving being stanley andrews as the old ranger. Death valley days along came mariana tv episode 1967. Sylvester pattie and his son travel to spanish held california to trap but the superstitious governor has them arrested. Announcer as the early morning bugle call of covered wagon trains fade. I remember this episode back in 1969, but it was in black and white opps we only had a black and white tv. Death valley days featured stories of the old american west, primarily the death valley, california area.
Death valley days is an american oldtime radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the american old west, particularly the death valley country of southeastern california. Advertisements for the companys bestknown products, 20 mule team borax, a laundry additive, borateem detergent, and boraxo powdered hand soap, were. Bytheway, death valleys official weather station recorded 4 degrees in 19, which is still a record today. One of the longestrunning western series, originating on radio in the 1930s. Explore death valley, one of the most extreme places on earth southern california is home to some of the most extreme landscapes on the planet none more so than death valley where, in 19, the. With dale robertson, kevin burchett, mitch vogel, ken mayer. James macarthur stars as mountain man kit carson in spring rendezvous, the story of how he averted an indian massacre and won a pretty squaw bride on death valley days. From 1952 to 1970, it became a syndicated television series, with. The death valley days tv show was a 30 minute anthology western action series that aired in sydication on cbs stations for a whopping 23 years from 19521975. If you dont have a good idea of where you are going to stay each night, you will find yourself blundering around in the dark looking for a place to sleep and probably not finding one. One of the hosts, actor ronald reagan, left his role to become governor then president.
Death valley days this western anthology moseyed along quietly for almost half a century 22 years on radio, and was set in death valley, cal. Ruth woodman would go on to write all of the scripts for the first five years of the halfhour death valley days syndicated television series which ran from 19521975 and also serving as story editor and continuing to write scripts for the series. The patties knowledge of medicine helps the entire community during an epidemic. With michael margotta, susan oconnell, william zucker, russ conway.
Death valley days was a longrunning american radio and television anthology about true stories of the old american west, particularly the death valley area. Without supplies the women improvise with charcoal and other daily items near the santa clara mission. The continuing sponsor was 20 mule team borax, a product formerly mined in death valley. Below is a complete death valley days episode list that spans the shows entire tv run. Syndicated western anthology series that originated on radio during the 1930s. The following episode synopsis was retrieved from the death valley days archives by the programs official spokesperson the old ranger and is reprinted here with permission. Powers and wagner later reunited for eight hart to hart tv movies in the 1990s. The legacy of death valley days author ruth woodman. It was about the pioneers, gunfighters, shopkeepers, and legendary figures who lived in and around death valley, california in the 1800s.
The televised version of death valley days premiered in 1952 and episodes aired on a regular basis until 1970. Running low on water, the men decide to return to civilization, but when they awaken they discover charley alford is too drunk to walk. This is a radio and television western series featuring true stories of the american old west. Capn pegleg is the thirtysecond episode of the eighth season of death valley days, and the one hundred eightythird episode overall.
In the story line, gridley pays off a bet by donating a bag of. But after learning he misrepresented his situation, she debates whether to stay with him. It was about the pioneers, gunfighters, shopkeepers, and legendary figures who lived in. Bytheway, death valleys official weather station recorded 4 degrees in. She is a twotime emmy award nominee and fivetime golden globe award. Death valley days 19521970 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18. Mostly human interest stories about the life in death valley and the surrounding area in the late 1800s. They decide to continue on to the town of whiskey flats and seek their fortune by panning for gold. In the years after californias conquest, an army commander. Mar 25, 2015 death valley days featured stories of the old american west, primarily the death valley, california area. Advertisements for the companys bestknown products, 20 mule team borax, a laundry additive, borateem detergent, and boraxo powdered hand soap, were often done by the programmes host.
Death valley days is an american radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old american west, particularly the death valley area. With rafael campos, than wyenn, william bryant, franco corsaro. Watch death valley days episodes online season 2 tv guide. November 2, 1942 is an american actress best known for her role as jennifer hart in the american mystery series hart to hart, with robert wagner, which aired for five seasons from 1979 to 1984. I can remember a night drive through death valley where the only artificial lights i could see were at the furnace creek area and they were 30 miles 48 km away. Ten years after the events described in out of the valley of death, asa bennett is persuaded to join an expedition to find the lost gunsight mine, a legendary vein of silver in the heart of death valley.
A 15yearold joins the texas revolutionaries to avenge davy crocketts death at the alamo. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Death valley days goodbye five hundred pesos tv episode. About to quit, he discovers what he believes to be a sure thing. It was created in 1930 by ruth woodman and ran on radio until 1945.
Death valley days s18e26 early candle lighten youtube. This article about an episode needs to be expanded with more information. A camera crew documents the lapds undead task force as they hunt down the zombies, vampires and werewolves that infest californias san fernando valley. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series death valley days. Death valley days western tv show westerns theater. The longestrunning was the old ranger, a character played by veteran actor stanley andrews. Death valley days manufactured on demand, ntsc format on. Death valley days season 196465 hosted by stanley andrews ronald reagan death valley days season 14 196566 hosted by ronald reagan death valley days season 15 196667 hosted by robert taylor death valley days season 16 196768 hosted by robert taylor death valley days season 17 196869 hosted by robert taylor. Ctva the classic tv archive us western series death valley days next season 8 195960 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. 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 updated with new narrations continuing through august 1, 1975. While their family is traveling out west three children are orphaned. The series follows the undead task force utf, a newly formed division of the lapd, as they are filmed by a camera news crew documentarystyle, as they capture the monsters that roam the streets of san fernando valley in california.
All death valley days episodes list of death valley days. Ronald reagans second season which ran in 196566 as host of this series, he also stars in 4 of the episodes. Nbc blue cbs 093030 to 0811 nbcred death valley days 081731 to 060338 nbcblue death valley days 061038 to 062741 nbc death valley days. Ronald reagan, muybridge and stanford, and death valley days. The end of the series, coupled with the concurrent end of gunsmoke, marked the end of the traditional western era in american television. Robert taylor, dale robertson, ronald reagan, merle haggard, stanley andrews, hank patterson, hal smith, michael vallon.
Would be 5 stars but season 2 dvd is missing one show no. With stanley andrews, robert taylor, ronald reagan, dale robertson. Fair exchange is the fifth episode of the eighth season of death valley days, and the one hundred fiftysixth episode overall. Western stories and legends based, and filmed, in and around death valley, ca. It began as a radio drama, which ran from 1930 until 1945. Death valley days season 6 episode 3 californias first schoolmarm. After the territory of new mexico joins the united states, a young woman decides to challenge the peonage system in court when her fathers debt forces her into servitude. Stay in touch with death valley days next episode air date and your favorite tv shows.
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