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 8 Episode Guide
38 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
Olvera
Thu, Oct 1, 1959 25 mins
A Mexican official must decide between his fellow caballeros and his obligations to the U.S. Government during the annexation of California.
Episode 2
"Gates Ajar" Morgan
Thu, Oct 15, 1959 25 mins
A man goes too far promoting a phony religious philosophy based on the novel "The Gates Ajar", and must admit the truth if he is to save his friend and benefactor from a lynch mob.
Episode 3
Sam Kee and Uncle Sam
Tue, Oct 27, 1959 25 mins
Sam Kee, ostracized because he's Chinese, finds refuge at a fort after saving a soldier's life. He makes himself useful and befriends Lt. Burke who needs help after Apaches repeatedly steal the payroll. Sam is able to come to the aid of his benefactors.
Episode 4
The Grand Duke
Tue, Nov 3, 1959 25 mins
Russian Grand Duke Alexis is touring the West and the government assigns Buffalo Bill as his guide. The frontiersman objects but ends up bonding with the royal. An encounter with hostile Indians cements the friendship.
Episode 5
Fair Exchange
Fri, Nov 13, 1959 25 mins
Charlie and Phoebe Stoner are having hard times because of his drinking. Major Bullock arrives from the East willing to grubstake Charlie to learn his mining expertise. When valuable items disappear Bullock suspects Charlie but there's a simpler solution.
Episode 6
The Scalpel and the Gun
Tue, Nov 17, 1959 25 mins
Dr. Tom Bell stays out west after the Mexican American War but his belief in himself is gone. When a patient of his dies unexpectedly his medical practice is ruined and he thinks his only choice is to join with criminal elements.
Episode 7
Indian Emily
Thu, Nov 26, 1959 25 mins
After an army skirmish with hostile Indians prisoners arrive at the fort including an ill girl. Mrs. Easton nurses her to health and she adopts the Anglo ways but leaves after falling in love with Tom. She returns only to perform a heroic act.
Episode 8
Hang 'Em High
Thu, Nov 26, 1959 25 mins
Two competing teams race to complete a cross country telegraph line, aiding the Union cause. Also at stake is a bonus so when sabotage takes place suspicions grow. But Hudson learns it's Confederate sympathizers at work.
Episode 9
Tribal Justice
Thu, Dec 10, 1959 25 mins
The son of an Indian chief accused of the murder of a fellow tribesman faces trial.
Episode 10
The Little Trooper
Thu, Dec 10, 1959 25 mins
The MacArthur family arrive at Ft. Selden their new post in frontier Arizona. In the midst of hostile Apache actions the young Douglas falls under the watchful eye of Norkul who risks everything to protect the future commanding general.
Episode 11
Ten Feet of Nothing
Thu, Dec 24, 1959 25 mins
During a drunken evening in town, a miner gives a pretty saloon-singer half-interest in his apparently worthless claim, only to learn that the surrounding property contains a vein of valuable ore.
Episode 12
Lady of the Press
Thu, Dec 24, 1959 25 mins
Mike Ward arrives in Carson City and immediately clashes with newspaper owner Lauri Frick. He establishes a rival paper both working to improve things in frontier Nevada. What Lauri doesn't realize is who her secret contributor is.
Episode 13
The Reluctant Gun
Sat, Dec 26, 1959 25 mins
When artistic Billy Jackson is threatened by gunslinger Corbett, he shoots him in the back. Famed lawyer Temple Houston is asked to take Billy's case but because the crime took place with many witnesses Houston must work a miracle.
Episode 14
His Brother's Keeper
Sat, Jan 9, 1960 25 mins
Edwin Booth arrives in Downieville to do a Shakespearean show 6 months after his brother assassinated Lincoln. Town tough Rogan and his cronies try to prevent the performance. It's up to Jeb Hayes to show his son to stand up for what's right.
Episode 15
The Devil's Due
Thu, Jan 21, 1960 25 mins
Tom Dixon, formerly an outlaw, is trying to change his ways and marry his sweetheart. But he's wanted for a past bank robbery and the reappearance of fellow gang member Cassidy make it difficult to avoid trouble.
Episode 16
Money to Burn
Fri, Jan 22, 1960 25 mins
Carl, a destitute vagabond, stumbles upon $50,000 in Wells Fargo loot. He lives it up in a fine hotel but also sharing the money with those in need. He doesn't realize the original thief Browning and Hume, a bank detective, are on his trail.
Episode 17
Dogs of the Mist
Sat, Feb 6, 1960 25 mins
In Nevada a homesteader and his wife coming home from an evening walk save their horses from a "bob cat" attack. After the homesteader kills the animals he finds clues to the location of an injured miner who had struck the mother load. The search party gives up the search without finding the miner, five of the members of the failed search party claim they have a right to a share of the strike. The homesteader, who does not believe he has a share to the strike, led by the ghosts of the animals he killed spends months looking for the old prospector.
Episode 18
A Wedding Dress
Sat, Feb 13, 1960 25 mins
Marshall Bill Tilghman works in 1890's Oklahoma territory trying to bring in the Doolin gang. He methods are questioned when he first offers amnesty but gets sidetracked when he does a bride a favor, putting his job in jeopardy.
Episode 19
Shadows on the Window
Thu, Feb 18, 1960 25 mins
Lew Wallace is governor of New Mexico territory during Billy the Kid's murderous time in the 1880's. While dealing with threats to his life, worries of his family, he manages to write a novel that would become biblical best-selling Ben Hur.
Episode 20
The Battle of Mokelumne Hill
Fri, Feb 19, 1960 25 mins
California imposes a monthly tax on immigrant miners in the 1850's gold boom. Most groups grudgingly respond but the French resist violently. Lt. Bradshaw is tasked with enforcement despite his sympathy for the miners.
Episode 21
The Strangers
Thu, Mar 3, 1960 25 mins
A hate-filled drifter threatens successful rancher John Gaunt and his family.
Episode 22
Goodbye Five Hundred Pesos
Thu, Mar 3, 1960 25 mins
In the years after California's conquest, an Army commander grapples with hostile citizens.
Episode 23
Forbidden Wedding
Thu, Mar 17, 1960 25 mins
A couple face opposition to their marriage: the governor of California, whom the woman once rejected.
Episode 24
One Man Tank
Thu, Mar 17, 1960 25 mins
Prospector "Dutch" Charley Koehn (John Bleifer)searches for gold for many years, but never finds any. He decides to settle down and buys a goat farm...and strikes it rich when he finds gold on the property.
Episode 25
The Man on the Road
Wed, Mar 30, 1960 25 mins
John Raitt plays a drifter who befriends a boy whose father has been jailed for horse theft.
Episode 26
The Man Everyone Hated
Fri, Apr 1, 1960 25 mins
A general planning to house Indians on a reservation finds himself hated by white men and red men alike.
Episode 27
The General Who Disappeared
Fri, Apr 8, 1960 25 mins
The going gets rough for a corrupt politician. The governor of Montana has launched a reform campaign.
Episode 28
The Million Dollar Pants
Wed, Apr 13, 1960 25 mins
The saga regarding the need for and development of blue jeans during the California gold rush by Levi Strauss.
Episode 29
Pirates of San Francisco
Thu, Apr 14, 1960 25 mins
A sailor, a barmaid and a newspaperman join forces to clean up a lawless city.
Episode 30
A Woman's Rights
Sun, May 1, 1960 25 mins
Bethel Leslie plays America's first female judge, who loses her life savings and her husband in a fight against corruption.
Episode 31
Eagle in the Rocks
Tue, May 10, 1960 25 mins
Townspeople plan a vendetta when a Mexican outlaw is accused of killing four miners.
Episode 32
Cap'n Pegleg
Thu, May 12, 1960 25 mins
A vengeful sea captain goes after the sailors he holds responsible for the loss of his leg.
Episode 33
Emma Is Coming
Tue, May 24, 1960 25 mins
A singer wants to chuck it all and go home.
Episode 34
Human Sacrifice
Thu, Jun 2, 1960 25 mins
An Indian chief's young widow fights an ancient ritual requiring her to be killed following her husband's death.
Episode 35
Pete Kitchen's Wedding Night
Tue, Jun 7, 1960 25 mins
Cameron Mitchell plays Pete Kitchen, a stubborn Arizona pig rancher battling Indians on his wedding night.
Episode 36
Mission to the Mountains
Thu, Jun 9, 1960 25 mins
On a peace mission, a rancher and an Indian meet a prospector who thinks they're after his gold.
Episode 37
The Great Lounsberry Scoop
Fri, Jun 24, 1960 25 mins
Colonel Lounsberry is selected by General Custer to be the only newspaperman to travel with the troops leaving on a campaign against the Sioux.
Episode 38
Somewhere in the Vultures
Thu, Oct 15, 1959 25 mins
A former prospector is hired by a young woman to find her fiance, who became lost in the mountains while searching for gold.