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Death Valley Days Season 17 Episodes
Season 17 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1968 - 1969
Episode 1
The Secret of the Black Prince
Fri, Sep 27, 196825 mins
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.
Episode 2
The Leprechaun of Last Chance Gulch
Sat, Sep 28, 196825 mins
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.
Episode 3
Ton of Tin
Sat, Sep 28, 196825 mins
A spectacular wrinkle develops around an aging marshal's refusal to wear glasses.
Episode 4
The Sage Hen
Tue, Oct 1, 196825 mins
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.
Episode 5
The Other Cheek
Fri, Oct 4, 196825 mins
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.
Episode 6
A Mule... Like the Army's Mule
Sat, Oct 5, 196825 mins
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.
Episode 7
Lottie's Legacy
Sun, Oct 27, 196825 mins
A preacher's fiancé is not who he thinks she is.
Episode 8
Lady with a Past
Tue, Nov 19, 196825 mins
Boston business man Frank Johnson (Robert Taylor) worried that his new fiancee Tiger Lil (Mariette Hartley) won't be able to give up being the center of attention that she draws as a one of the West's Pemiere Dance Hall girls, leaves her behind only to spend the next 7 years trying to find his lost love.
Episode 9
A Shortcut Through Tombstone
Fri, Nov 22, 196825 mins
A sheriff has problems with his young deputy.
Episode 10
Up the Chimney
Sat, Nov 30, 196825 mins
A sheriff in Tucson, Arizona territory, pursues bank robbers and $62,000 in cash, who hide it in Colossal Cave.
Episode 11
The World's Greatest Swimming Horse
Tue, Dec 17, 196825 mins
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.
Episode 12
Ten Day Millionaires
Sat, Dec 21, 196825 mins
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.
Episode 13
A Restless Man
Thu, Jan 2, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 14
A Gift
Fri, Jan 10, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 15
Solomon's Glory
Fri, Jan 17, 196925 mins
A successful newspaperman turns town drunk. His old boss must get him clean and sober for an important guest.
Episode 16
The Understanding
Tue, Jan 28, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 17
Long Night at Fort Lonely
Sat, Feb 15, 196925 mins
Ben Cotterman, wife Rachel and brother Ab have bought an abandoned, isolated fort to live in. Their lives are put in jeopardy by renegade Indians led by disaffected white man Clay.
Episode 18
Here Stands Bailey
Tue, Feb 18, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 19
Angel of Tombstone
Sat, Mar 8, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 20
A Full House
Fri, Mar 14, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 21
How to Beat a Badman
Tue, Mar 18, 196930 mins
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.
Episode 22
A Key for the Fort
Wed, Mar 26, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 23
Drop Out
Fri, Apr 25, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 24
The Oldest Law
Sat, Mar 29, 196925 mins
The town of Helena, Texas hears the news the railroad is coming but the law abiding citizens live in fear of the corrupt sheriff Ackerson. When the son of local rancher Colonel Butler is killed, the father vows to get revenge on the sheriff and his henchmen.
Episode 25
Lucia Darling and the Ostrich
Sun, May 11, 196925 mins
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.
Episode 26
Jimmy Dayton's Bonanza
Wed, Jun 11, 196925 mins
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.