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Death Valley Days

Season 17 1968 - 1969
TV-PG

  • 1968-09-27T04:00:00Z on Syndication
  • 25m
  • 10h 50m (26 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Western, Drama
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.

26 episodes

Season Premiere

1968-09-27T04:00:00Z

17x01 The Secret of the Black Prince

Season Premiere

17x01 The Secret of the Black Prince

  • 1968-09-27T04:00:00Z25m

Stony comes across a dying criminal and learns the possible location of some hidden loot. Using the last of his savings to buy an abandoned mine, he has trouble locating the money until he schemes to get others to do the work.

Irishman Tommy is convinced he has found a leprechaun that will help him find gold in his mine. Ben claims he is just an ordinary man but he seems to have some magical abilities.

1968-09-28T04:00:00Z

17x03 Ton of Tin

17x03 Ton of Tin

  • 1968-09-28T04:00:00Z25m

A spectacular wrinkle develops around an aging marshal's refusal to wear glasses.

1968-10-01T04:00:00Z

17x04 The Sage Hen

17x04 The Sage Hen

  • 1968-10-01T04:00:00Z25m

Sage Madison's husband leaves his Dakota territory home to haul freight and hopes his wife is all right by herself. Two highwaymen show up and force Sage to cook and wait on them until she turns the tables on them.

1968-10-04T04:00:00Z

17x05 The Other Cheek

17x05 The Other Cheek

  • 1968-10-04T04:00:00Z25m

The Ellsworth ranch hires mild mannered Sam who wishes to be a preacher. Fellow employee Web, a bully, targets him and forces a showdown. The love of the boss's daughter helps Sam take a stand.

Sandy King, the youngest member of an outlaw gang, is wounded. The gang captures army lieutenant Jason Beal, but they agree to free him on condition that he take King for treatment by army doctors, without arrest. When the healed King returns to his gang, he provides them information for another robbery: stealing a group of horses from the army.

1968-10-27T04:00:00Z

17x07 Lottie's Legacy

17x07 Lottie's Legacy

  • 1968-10-27T04:00:00Z25m

A preacher's fiancé is not who he thinks she is.

1968-11-19T05:00:00Z

17x08 Lady with a Past

17x08 Lady with a Past

  • 1968-11-19T05:00:00Z25m

Tiger Lil leaves her dance hall days behind her by altering her dress and demeanor. Frank Johnson starts looking for her to profess his love, not believing she could change that much.

17x09 A Short Cut Through Tombstone

  • 1968-11-22T05:00:00Z25m

A sheriff has problems with his young deputy.

1968-11-30T05:00:00Z

17x10 Up the Chimney

17x10 Up the Chimney

  • 1968-11-30T05:00:00Z25m

A sheriff in Tucson, Arizona territory, pursues bank robbers and $62,000 in cash, who hide it in Colossal Cave.

Frank Ball arrives in town announcing he has a horse with the most amazing ability. When he starts selling tickets, a local woman Anne is determined to expose him as a flim flam man.

1968-12-21T05:00:00Z

17x12 Ten Day Millionaires

17x12 Ten Day Millionaires

  • 1968-12-21T05:00:00Z25m

Cal and Sam share a mining claim, but Sam is a better writer than a laborer. A set of circumstances prevent the friends from keeping control of their potential millions.

1969-01-02T05:00:00Z

17x13 A Restless Man

17x13 A Restless Man

  • 1969-01-02T05:00:00Z25m

Hendry Brown takes the unenviable job of sheriff in a lawless town. But old habits die hard, and Brown is faced with a moral dilemma when a friend from his outlaw past has an idea for easy money.

1969-01-10T05:00:00Z

17x14 A Gift

17x14 A Gift

  • 1969-01-10T05:00:00Z25m

Rachel Barrett's act of kindness toward an injured Indian leads to her family's capture by his fellow tribesmen. Despite their lives being endangered, Rachel continues to be compassionate which impresses the chief.

1969-01-17T05:00:00Z

17x15 Solomon's Glory

17x15 Solomon's Glory

  • 1969-01-17T05:00:00Z25m

A successful newspaperman turns town drunk. His old boss must get him clean and sober for an important guest.

1969-01-28T05:00:00Z

17x16 The Understanding

17x16 The Understanding

  • 1969-01-28T05:00:00Z25m

John Parker has been raised by the Comanches since he was a boy and wants to remain with his Indian family. Stranded in the desert after being injured, a young Mexican woman rescues him and he starts to wonder about his choice.

17x17 Long Night at Fort Lonely

  • 1969-02-15T05:00:00Z25m

Ben Cotterman, wife Rachel and brother Ab have bought an abandoned, isolated fort to live in. Thier lives are put in jeopardy by renegade Indians led by disaffected white man Clay.

1969-02-18T05:00:00Z

17x18 Here Stands Bailey

17x18 Here Stands Bailey

  • 1969-02-18T05:00:00Z25m

Brit and Hannah Bailey fend off Indians and outlaws in 1820's Texas to hold onto their farm. But when Stephen F. Austin arrives to claim the land as part of a government grant, Brit vows to fight whatever the cost.

1969-03-08T05:00:00Z

17x19 Angel of Tombstone

17x19 Angel of Tombstone

  • 1969-03-08T05:00:00Z25m

Nellie runs a restaurant and lends a helping hand to those in need. But gold fever takes hold when she learns that nuggets just lay on the ground in a remote area of Mexico. More importantly she finds out why the locals ignore the easy wealth.

1969-03-14T05:00:00Z

17x20 A Full House

17x20 A Full House

  • 1969-03-14T05:00:00Z25m

Cliff and Frank, best friends recently out of the army, finds themselves at odds over their future. They use a card game to determine a very important decision about marriage.

1969-03-18T05:00:00Z

17x21 How to Beat a Badman

17x21 How to Beat a Badman

  • 1969-03-18T05:00:00Z25m

Jack and Johnny left behind their outlaw ways and have a successful silver claim. Senator Stewart uses underhanded methods to obtain it and the men vow revenge. But Johnny's new wife Delia objects.

1969-03-26T05:00:00Z

17x22 A Key for the Fort

17x22 A Key for the Fort

  • 1969-03-26T05:00:00Z25m

Cora and Ella visit a remote Utah fort, not knowing it is under the threat of an Indian attack. When the tribe's leader Black Wing becomes desperately ill, the women compassionately try to nurse him back to health, perhaps endangering everyone's lives.

1969-04-25T05:00:00Z

17x23 Drop Out

17x23 Drop Out

  • 1969-04-25T05:00:00Z25m

George Parker is unwilling to follow the rules of either his father or his church in 1880's Utah. His friend Michael encourages his rebellious ways and suggests he even change his name. George decides to start his new life as Butch Cassidy.

1969-04-29T04:00:00Z

17x24 The Oldest Law

17x24 The Oldest Law

  • 1969-04-29T04:00:00Z25m

A powerful Texas rancher wants revenge for the murder of his son.

17x25 Lucia Darling and the Ostrich

  • 1969-05-11T04:00:00Z25m

Lucia Darling arrives in territorial Montana to start a school. After being robbed of her books she is determined to continue despite being accused of being naive. She quickly learns the ways of the West to achieve her goals.

Season Finale

1969-06-11T04:00:00Z

17x26 Jimmy Dayton's Bonanza

Season Finale

17x26 Jimmy Dayton's Bonanza

  • 1969-06-11T04:00:00Z25m

Florrie is tired of empty promises and bad behavior that she sees as a saloon girl. When a Death Valley ranch foreman Jimmy treats her well and offers to marry her, she accepts. But after learning he misrepresented his situation, she debates whether to stay with him.

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