Death Valley Days
A long-running Western series set in Death Valley showcases frontier tales and local folklore, sponsored by a mining company that once operated in the region.
- 1952-1970
- 18 seasons
- Rhino Home Video
- Action & Adventure
- TV-PG
A long-running Western series set in Death Valley showcases frontier tales and local folklore, sponsored by a mining company that once operated in the region.
Season 13 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1964 - 1965
Episode 1
Honor the Name Dennis Driscoll
Thu, Oct 1, 1964 25 mins
When an army convoy Is threatened by Indian attack, a young soldier played by a young Tom Skerritt volunteers to get help from a nearby fort.
Episode 2
The Lucky Cow
Thu, Oct 1, 1964 25 mins
A scheming Indian chief sells cows to unsuspecting settlers, steals them, only to sell them back to the same unsuspecting settlers.
Episode 3
Big John and the Rainmaker
Thu, Oct 1, 1964 25 mins
A charlatan traveling rainmaker gets hired during a long drought, sparking conflict between rival local governments.
Episode 4
From the Earth, a Heritage
Thu, Oct 8, 1964 25 mins
A rival trapper is dogged in his pursuit to purchase Joe Meek's beautiful Indian wife from him, but he'll have none of it.
Episode 5
The Other White Man
Thu, Oct 8, 1964 25 mins
Scipio Gaines is an escaped slave who has been living among the Indians for years. When a government official shows up Scipio is prepared to giving up his freedom, not knowing much has changed in the ensuing years.
Episode 6
The Hero of Fort Halleck
Fri, Oct 9, 1964 25 mins
Jim Campbell has a rival in Lt. Harper for pretty newcomer Elsie's affections. He and his friends pretend to be rogue warriors to frighten the cavalryman but create a problem between the soldiers and Indians. It takes all of Jim's ingenuity to fix the situation.
Episode 7
The Left Hand Is Damned
Thu, Oct 29, 1964 25 mins
After he was shot by her boss, the saloon owner who was only defending himself. His hand became crippled and he blamed the doctor for his crippled right hand. He blamed everyone but himself for his condition. He learned how to shoot with his left hand and went to where the saloon owner lived. He saw a shadow in the window and fired his gun. Unfortunately, he killed the barroom singer who had helped him. Another useless death caused by a man who lived by the gun.
Episode 8
There Was Another Dalton Brother
Thu, Dec 10, 1964 25 mins
Newly appointed Deputy Marshal Frank Dalton takes his job seriously. However he must choose between duty and love when the father of his girl becomes the prime suspect in a missing persons case.
Episode 9
Tribute to the Dog
Thu, Dec 24, 1964 25 mins
This is about real life attorney George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830 - August 9, 1904) who was also later a U.S. Congressman from Missouri. The story is about a man who is sued by a boy for shooting his dog named Old Drum on October 18, 1869. Vest's, "a man's best friend" closing arguments from the trial became more famous than Vest himself. Starring future Governor of California and President of The U.S. Ronald Reagan as George Graham Vest.
Episode 10
The $25,000 Wager
Thu, Dec 24, 1964 25 mins
California Governor Leland Stanford bets an enormous amount of money in trying to prove a point about horse racing. He needs photographer Eadward Muybridge to get the proof he needs to win the wager.
Episode 11
A Bargain Is for Keeping
Wed, Dec 30, 1964 25 mins
Andy Carter collects items cast off from wagon trains and then sells them. Mary Ann recognizes a family heirloom and demands it back, but Andy insists she work for its value. Left together, they find they have more in common than not.
Episode 12
Peter the Hunter
Thu, Dec 31, 1964 25 mins
In this comedic episode a Mountain Man "Peter" and his three beautiful daughters are befriended by a bumbling "Eastern City Boy" who was out prospecting for gold. in a short time the Easterner, Jim Beaumont, falls in love with Peter's oldest daughter, Tulie. Meanwhile a local Indian tribe has found out that Pete's been hunting without agreement on their land and capture Pete. The City Boy tries to save the day and is captured too. The three daughters ultimately save the day instead. Tulie and Jim Beaumont announce that they want to marry. Much to Pete's bemusement, he agrees.
Episode 13
Paid in Full
Fri, Jan 1, 1965 25 mins
Colonel Hunter, a former Confederate officer returns to Texas to call on Kathy McLennan, the wife of a dead soldier who had been killed while serving under him during the Civil War. He discovers that the widow and other ranchers in the valley had been cheated by a wealthy cattle baron who gave them legally unclaimable IOUs in when purchasing their stock. Hunter tries to reason with the cattle baron, but when this fails devises a tactic to recover the money stolen from them.
Episode 14
A Bell for Volcano
Mon, Jan 11, 1965 30 mins
A town drunk and a businessman from a small town make a trip to San Francisco to buy a bell for the new Church In Volcano, California. While on the way back the businessman gets sick in Sacramento and the drunk is supposed to take the bell alone to Volcano but hatches a plan to steal it and go back to Frisco and sell it. Along the way a bandito tries to rob him and steal the bell, but the bandito who was going to kill the drunk, realizes who the bell is for, and allows the drunk to go on his way as the Preacher was kind to him. This makes the drunk change his ways and direction and finally brings the bell home.
Episode 15
The Trouble with Taxes
Thu, Jan 14, 1965 25 mins
Jeb Slade talks his brother Billy into helping him rob Aaron Winters, who is wealthy from his borax findings. They fail and while Aaron escorts Billy to the authorities, he learns the type of character the young man has.
Episode 16
The Race at Cherry Creek
Wed, Jan 20, 1965 30 mins
Two editors compete to give Denver its first newspaper.
Episode 17
Death in the Desert
Wed, Mar 10, 1965 25 mins
The Paiute tribe have their own traditions concerning justice but when there is a killing, the white settlers want the guilty punished by their system.
Episode 18
Raid on the San Francisco Mint
Wed, Mar 10, 1965 25 mins
Billy Ralston is a fast talking banker who cannot cover his customer's assets. He comes up with a scheme involving the mint to solve his problem yet remain out of jail.
Episode 19
Magic Locket
Wed, Mar 17, 1965 25 mins
Librarian and part-time poet Ina Coolbrith takes precocious but intelligent young street waif Dorita under her wing. As their relationship grows Ina finds that a locket means more to her fulfillment than any literary renown.
Episode 20
The Battle of San Francisco Bay
Thu, Mar 18, 1965 25 mins
After a mob takes control of the docks of San Francisco, Captain David Farragut formulates a plan to enable the Navy to regain control.
Episode 21
The Wild West's Biggest Train Holdup
Thu, Mar 18, 1965 25 mins
The aging and ailing sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada gets a big assist from his deputy in the county's fight with the Central Pacific railroad over payment of back taxes.
Episode 22
No Gun Behind His Badge
Thu, Mar 25, 1965 25 mins
The new sheriff of Abilene, "Bear River" Smith, tries to uphold the law in the wild town without carrying a sidearm -- with mixed results.
Episode 23
Fighting Sky Pilot
Thu, Mar 25, 1965 25 mins
Reverend Ben Darniell believes he should practice what he preaches, and he refuses to resort to violence in the face of opposition. But he finds a minister in Carson City must be prepared to fight for those who cannot defend themselves.
Episode 24
The Journey
Mon, Mar 29, 1965 25 mins
Two cavalry officers have very different attitudes about the treatment of their Indian prisoners. A showdown occurs after an escape.
Episode 25
Kate Melville and the Law
Tue, May 4, 1965 25 mins
A new judge and a recently-appointed woman sheriff have conflict over the concepts of judicial fairness versus frontier justice.
Episode 26
Birthright
Thu, May 6, 1965 25 mins
During the administration of president Zachary Taylor, the United States levied a tax on the mines in California. Outraged by this tax, and feeling it amounts to taxation without representation, miners in the small town of Rough and Ready, led by a prominent businessman named Bundage, decide to secede from the union and create the Republic of Rough and Ready.