Death Valley Days was a popular TV-series of 18 seasons that ran from 1952 to 1970.
Storyline [ ]
A series of stories, all based in fact, revolving around the legends of Death Valley, California where borax was mined. Mostly human interest stories about the life in Death Valley and the surrounding area in the late 1800's.
Main cast [ ]
Hosts [ ]
Stanley Andrews as The Old Ranger (season 1 - 12)
Ronald Reagan (season 13 & 14)
Robert Taylor (season 15 - 17)
Dale Robertson (season 18)
Merle Haggard (1975 reruns)
Episodes [ ]
The episode order and air dates are not always chronological and therefore disputed. The following lists are based on the information on IMDb (December 28, 2021).
Season 1 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
How Death Valley Got Its Name
October 1, 1952
2
She Burns Green
November 14, 1952
3
The Death Valley Kid
December 10, 1952
4
The Lost Pegleg Mine
October 17, 1952
5
The Little Bullfrog Nugget
October 15, 1952
6
Self Made Man
December 12, 1952
7
The Chivaree
January 7, 1953
8
The Little Dressmaker of Bodie
November 12, 1952
9
Cynthy's Dream Dress
March 3, 1953
10
The Rival Hash Houses
February 3, 1953
11
The Lady with the Blue Silk Umbrella
January 9, 1953
12
Swamper Ike
February 3, 1953
13
The Bell of San Gabriel
March 17, 1953
14
Claim Jumpin' Jennie
March 31, 1953
15
The Bandits of Panamint
March 31, 1953
16
Sego Lilies
April 28, 1953
17
Little Oscar's Millions
April 28, 1953
18
Land of the Free
May 26, 1953
Season 2 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
The Diamond Babe
September 29, 1953
2
Little Washington
October 1, 1953
3
Solomon in All His Glory
October 27, 1953
4
Which Side of the Fence
October 29, 1953
5
Whirlwind Courtship
November 21, 1953
6
Dear Teacher
November 24, 1953
7
One in a Hundred
December 23, 1953*
8
Little Papeete
January 2, 1954
9
Lotta Crabtree
January 5, 1954
10
Yaller
January 30, 1954
11
The Twelve Pound Nugget
January 30, 1954
12
Jimmy Dayton's Treasure
February 28, 1954
13
Snowshoe Thompson
February 28, 1954
14
Husband Pro-Tem
March 27, 1954
15
The Kickapoo Run
April 10, 1954
16
Sixth Sense
May 8, 1954
17
The Rainbow Chaser
May 15, 1954
18
Mr. Godiva
June 17, 1954
* original air date as stated in The Classic TV Archive
Season 3 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
The Saint's Portrait
September 24, 1954
2
11.000 Miners Can't Be Wrong
September 25, 1954
3
Halfway Girl
October 22, 1954
4
Black Bart the PO8
October 26, 1954
5
The Light on the Mountain
November 12, 1954
6
The Big Charlie from Little Charlie
December 6, 1954
7
Sequoia
December 31, 1954
8
Lola Montez
January 4, 1955
9
The Big Team Rolls
January 27, 1955
10
Death and Taxes
February 3, 1955
11
Riggs and Riggs
February 24, 1955
12
Million Dollar Wedding
March 1, 1955
13
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
March 29, 1955
14
The Seventh Day
April 21, 1955
15
The Mormon's Grindstone
April 28, 1955
16
Death Valley Scotty
April 29, 1955
17
The Crystal Gazer
June 4, 1955
18
I Am Joaquin
June 7, 1955
Season 4 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Reno
September 23, 1955
2
The Valencia Cake
September 26, 1955
3
A Killing in Diamonds
October 20, 1955
4
The Homeliest Man in Nevada
October 24, 1955
5
Miracle of the Sea Gulls
November 14, 1955
6
Wildcat's First Piano
November 21, 1955
7
California's First Ice man
December 12, 1955
8
The Hangman Waits
December 19, 1955
9
Gold Is Where You Find It
January 9, 1955
10
The Man Who'd Bet on Anything
January 16, 1956
11
The Baron of Arizona
February 6, 1956
12
Nevada's Plymouth Rock
February 13, 1956
13
The Hoodoo Mine
March 2, 1956
14
Mr. Bigfoot
March 12, 1956
15
Escape
March 30, 1956
16
Two Bits
April 7, 1956
17
Bill Bottle's Birthday
April 27, 1956
18
The Sinbuster
May 4, 1956
19
Pay Dirt
May 25, 1956
20
The Longest Beard in the World
June 1, 1956
21
Emperor Norton
June 15, 1956
Season 5 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Faro Bill's Layout
September 14, 1956
2
The Bear Flag
September 21, 1956
3
Pat Garrett's Side of It
October 22, 1956
4
The Hidden Treasure of Cucamonga
November 5, 1956
5
The Loggerheads
November 17, 1956
6
The Rose of Rhyolite
December 3, 1956
7
The Last Letter
December 8, 1956
8
Year of Destiny
December 31, 1956
9
Mercer Girl
January 7, 1957
10
California's Paul Revere
January 28, 1957
11
The Trial of Red Haskell
February 25, 1957
12
The Washington Elm
March 4, 1957
13
The Rosebush of Tombstone
March 11, 1957
14
The Luck of the Irish
March 25, 1957
15
Lady Engineer
April 1, 1957
16
Train of Events
April 22, 1957
17
The Man Who Was Never Licked
April 29, 1957
Season 6 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Gold Rush in Reverse
September 30, 1957
2
Camel Train
October 1, 1957
3
California's First Schoolmarm
October 12, 1957
4
Arsenic Springs
October 14, 1957
5
Fifty Years a Mystery
October 30, 1957
6
Fifteen Paces to Fame
November 7, 1957
7
The Calico Dog
November 29, 1957
8
Rough and Ready
December 7, 1957
9
The Last Bad Man
December 9, 1957
10
The Greatest Scout of All
January 2, 1958
11
Empire of Youth
Januart 13, 1958
12
Wheel of Fortune
January 23, 1958
13
Man on the Run
January 30, 1958
14
Birth of a Boom
January 31, 1958
15
Yankee Pirate
February 13, 1958
16
Ten in Texas
February 14, 1958
17
Auto Intoxication
February 28, 1958
18
Two-Gun Nan
February 27, 1958
19
Cockeyed Charlie Parkhurst
March 13, 1958
20
The Great Amulet
March 14, 1958
21
The Telescope Eye
March 21, 1958
22
The Mystery of Suicide Gulch
March 28, 1958
23
The Big Rendezvous
April 5, 1958
24
The Girl Who Walked with a Giant
April 12, 1958
25
Jerkline Jitters
January 4, 1958
Season 7 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Head of the House
September 29, 1958
2
The Capture
October 2, 1958
3
Ship of No Return
October 9, 1958
4
The Moving Out of Minnie
October 13, 1958
5
The Red Flannel Shirt
October 27, 1958
6
Big Liz
October 30, 1958
7
Thorn of the Rose
November 10, 1958
8
The Jackass Mail
November 12, 1958
9
Perilous Cargo
November 24, 1958
10
The Gambler and the Lady
November 27, 1958
11
Quong Kee
November 27, 1958
12
Old Gabe
December 8, 1958
13
The Gunsmith
December 11, 1958
14
A Piano Goes West
January 2, 1959
15
A Bullet for the Captain
January 3, 1959
16
A Town Is Born
January 16, 1959
17
Sailor on a Horse
January 17, 1959
18
Gold Lake
January 30, 1959
19
Wheelbarrow Johnny
January 31, 1959
20
Stagecoach Spy
February 13, 1959
21
Eruption at Volcano
February 14, 1959
22
Price of a Passport
February 27, 1959
23
Pioneer Circus
February 28, 1959
24
The Invaders
March 13, 1959
25
The Blonde King
March 14, 1959
26
The Newspaper That Went to Jail
March 27, 1959
27
Old Blue
March 28, 1959
28
Perilous Refuge
April 10, 1959
29
The Talking Wire
April 11, 1959
30
RX: Slow Death
April 24, 1959
31
Half a Loaf
April 25, 1959
32
Valley of Danger
May 8, 1959
33
Forty Steps to Glory
May 9, 1959
Season 8 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Olvera
October 1, 1959
2
"Gates Ajar" Morgan
October 15, 1959
3
Sam Kee and Uncle Sam
October 27, 1959
4
The Grand Duke
November 3, 1959
5
Fair Exchange
November 13, 1959
6
The Scalpel and the Gun
November 17, 1959
7
Indian Emily
November 26, 1959
8
Hang 'Em High
November 26, 1959
9
Tribal Justice
December 10, 1959
10
The Little Trooper
December 10, 1959
11
Ten Feet of Nothing
December 24, 1959
12
Lady of the Press
December 24, 1959
13
The Reluctant Gun
December 26, 1959
14
His Brother's Keeper
January 9, 1960
15
The Devil's Due
January 21, 1960
16
Money to Burn
January 22, 1960
17
Dogs of the Mist
February 6, 1960
18
A Wedding Dress
February 13, 1960
19
Shadows on the Window
February 18, 1960
20
The Battle of Mokelumne Hill
February 19, 1960
21
The Strangers
March 3, 1960
22
Goodbye Five Hundred Pesos
March 3, 1960
23
Forbidden Wedding
March 17, 1960
24
One Man Tank
March 17, 1960
25
The Man on the Road
March 30, 1960
26
The Man Everyone Hated
April 1, 1960
27
The General Who Disappeared
April 8, 1960
28
The Million Dollar Pants
April 13, 1960
29
Pirates of San Francisco
April 14, 1960
30
A Woman's Rights
May 1, 1960
31
Eagle in the Rocks
May 10, 1960
32
Cap'n Pegleg
May 12, 1960
33
Emma Is Coming
May 24, 1960
34
Human Sacrifice
June 2, 1960
35
Pete Kitchen's Wedding Night
June 7, 1960
36
Mission to the Mountains
June 9, 1960
37
The Great Lounsberry Scoop
June 24, 1960
38
Somewhere in the Vultures
October 15, 1959
Season 9 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Pamela's Oxen
September 24, 1960
2
Splinter Station
September 25, 1960
3
Queen of the High-Graders
October 2, 1960
4
Devil's Bar
October 3, 1960
5
Learnin' at Dirty Devil
October 24, 1960
6
Yankee Confederate
October 24, 1960
7
The Gentle Sword
November 7, 1960
8
Extra Guns
November 20, 1960
9
The White Healer
November 21, 1960
10
The Wind at Your Back
December 5, 1960
11
3-7-77
December 14, 1960
12
A Girl Named Virginia
December 18, 1960
13
City of Widows
December 19, 1960
14
The Young Gun
December 27, 1960
15
The Lady Was an M.D.
January 1, 1961
16
The Salt War
January 15, 1961
17
The Madstone
January 18, 1961
18
Deadline at Austin
January 29, 1961
19
South of Horror Flats
January 31, 1961
20
Gamble with Death
February 10, 1961
21
White Gold
February 15, 1961
22
Dead Man's Tale
February 26, 1961
23
Who's Fer Divide?
March 1, 1961
24
Dangerous Crossing
March 12, 1961
25
Death Ride
March 15, 1961
26
Loophole
March 25, 1961
27
The Red Petticoat
March 29, 1961
28
The Stolen City
April 9, 1961
29
General Without a Cause
April 12, 1961
30
The Deserters
November 6, 1960
Season 10 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Queen of Spades
October 2, 1961
2
The Holdup-Proof Safe
October 2, 1961
3
Lieutenant Bungle
October 2, 1961
4
The Third Passenger
October 2, 1961
5
Trial by Fear
October 2, 1961
6
Alias James Stuart
October 13, 1961
7
Storm Over Truckee
October 23, 1961
8
The Treasure of Elk Creek Canyon
October 30, 1961
9
A Bullet for the D.A.
November 13, 1961
10
The Watch
December 4, 1961
11
Miracle at Boot Hill
December 11, 1961
12
The Truth Teller
January 1, 1962
13
A Sponge Full of Vinegar
January 15, 1962
14
Experiment in Fear
January 25, 1962
15
Miracle at Whiskey Gulch
January 26, 1962
16
Feud at Dome Rock
January 29, 1962
17
Justice at Jackson Creek
January 30, 1962
18
Preacher with a Past
February 1, 1962
19
Abel Duncan's Dying Wish
February 3, 1962
20
Matter of Honor
February 12, 1962
21
The Breaking Point
March 1, 1962
22
Girl with a Gun
March 8, 1962
23
Way Station
March 9, 1962
24
The Unshakable Man
May 6, 1952
25
Showdown at Kamaaina Flats
May 15, 1962
26
La Tules
May 21, 1962
Season 11 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
The Hangtown Fry
October 1, 1962
2
The $275.000 Sack of Flour
October 1, 1962
3
Suzie
October 3, 1962
4
Fort Bowie: Urgent
October 8, 1962
5
The Hat That Wore the West
October 23, 1962
6
The Last Shot
October 25, 1962
7
To Walk with Greatness
November 12, 1962
8
The Grass Man
November 13, 1962
9
Davy's Friend
November 14, 1962
10
Bloodline
December 17, 1962
11
The Vintage Years
December 19, 1962
12
The Private Mint of Clark, Gruber and Co.
December 28, 1962
13
Loss of Faith
December 31, 1962
14
Pioneer Doctor
January 2, 1963
15
Stubborn Mule Hill
January 25, 1963
16
A Gun Is Not a Gentleman
February 8, 1963
17
The Lion of Idaho
February 18, 1963
18
The Debt
February 20, 1963
19
The Train and Lucy Tutaine
February 22, 1963
20
Grotto of Death
March 8, 1963
21
Diamond Jim Brady
April 4, 1963
22
Phantom Procession
April 12, 1963
23
With Honesty and Integrity
April 18, 1963
24
Coffin for a Coward
April 21, 1963
25
Shadow of Violence
April 24, 1963
26
The Melancholy Gun
April 26, 1963
Season 12 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Thar She Blows
September 30, 1963
2
Measure of a Man
October 1, 1963
3
A Kingdom for a Horse
October 1, 1963
4
Diamond Field Jack
October 1, 1963
5
Deadly Decision
October 8, 1963
6
The Man Who Died Twice
October 8, 1963
7
The Holy Terror
October 22, 1963
8
The Peacemaker
October 29, 1963
9
Three Minutes to Eternity
December 11, 1963
10
The Red Ghost of Eagle Creek
December 29, 1963
11
Graydon's Charge
January 5, 1964
12
Little Cayuse
January 7, 1964
13
The Wooing of Perilous Pauline
January 7, 1964
14
Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold
January 14, 1964
15
The Paper Dynasty
March 1, 1964
16
The Westside of Heaven
March 1, 1964
17
Hastings Cut-off
March 3, 1964
18
Law of the Round Tent
March 3, 1964
19
The Bigger They Are
March 10, 1964
20
The Last Stagecoach Robbery
March 17, 1964
21
A Book of Spanish Grammar
April 21, 1964
22
Trial at Belle's Springs
April 21, 1964
23
After the OK Corral
April 28, 1964
24
The Quiet and the Fury
April 28, 1964
25
See the Elephant and Hear the Owl
April 28, 1964
26
The Streets of El Paso
May 5, 1964
Season 13 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Honor the Name Dennis Driscoll
October 1, 1964
2
The Lucky Cow
October 1, 1964
3
Big John and the Rainmaker
October 1, 1964
4
From the Earth, a Heritage
October 8, 1964
5
The Other White Man
October 8, 1964
6
The Hero of Fort Halleck
October 9, 1964
7
The Left Hand Is Damned
October 29, 1964
8
There Was Another Dalton Brother
December 10, 1964
9
Tribute to the Dog
December 24, 1964
10
The $25.000 Wager
December 24, 1964
11
A Bargain Is for Keeping
December 30, 1964
12
Peter the Hunter
December 31, 1964
13
Paid in Full
January 1, 1965
14
A Bell for Volcano
January 11, 1965
15
The Trouble with Taxes
January 14, 1965
16
The Race at Cherry Creek
January 20, 1965
17
Death in the Desert
March 10, 1965
18
Raid on the San Francisco Mint
March 10, 1965
19
Magic Locket
March 17, 1965
20
The Battle of San Francisco Bay
March 18, 1965
21
The Wild West's Biggest Train Holdup
March 18, 1965
22
No Gun Behind His Badge
March 25, 1965
23
Fighting Sky Pilot
March 25, 1965
24
The Journey
March 29, 1965
25
Kate Melville and the Law
May 4, 1965
26
Birthright
May 6, 1965
Season 14 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Temporary Warden
September 30, 1965
2
Captain Dick Mine
October 1, 1965
3
The Lawless Have Laws
October 1, 1965
4
The Great Turkey War
October 7, 1965
5
The Rider
October 7, 1965
6
Traveling Trees
October 7, 1965
7
No Place for a Lady
October 21, 1965
8
A City Is Born
October 22, 1965
9
The Book
October 28, 1965
10
Mrs. Romney and the Outlaws
December 23, 1965
11
Dry Water Sailors
December 23, 1965
12
Devil's Gate
December 23, 1965
13
The Red Shawl
December 30, 1965
14
A Picture of a Lady
December 30, 1965
15
Canary Harris vs. the Almighty
December 30, 1965
16
The Fastest Nun in the West
January 20, 1966
17
The Fight San Francisco Never Forgot
March 17, 1966
18
The Courtship of Carrie Huntington
March 17, 1966
19
Walter Bringer
March 17, 1966
20
Crullers at Sundown!
March 22, 1966
21
Hugh Glass Meets the Bear
March 24, 1966
22
The Firebrand
March 24, 1966
23
The Hat That Huldah Wore
April 7, 1966
24
The Four Dollar Law Suit
April 14, 1966
25
An Organ for Brother Brigham
April 28, 1966
26
Lady of the Plains
May 5, 1966
Season 15 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
The Day All Marriages Were Cancelled
September 2, 1966
2
Solid Gold Cavity
October 1, 1966
3
The Resurrection of Deadwood Dick
October 1, 1966
4
Brute Angel
October 5, 1966
5
A Sense of Justice
October 6, 1966
6
The Lady and the Sourdough
October 8, 1966
7
The Kid from Hell's Kitchen
October 20, 1966
8
Samaritans, Mountain Style
October 27, 1966
9
One Fast Injun
December 21, 1966
10
The Jolly Roger and Wells Fargo
December 23, 1966
11
The Hero of Apache Pass
December 24, 1966
12
The Gypsy
December 28, 1966
13
A Calamity Called Jane
December 29, 1966
14
Doc Holliday's Gold Bars
December 30, 1966
15
Silver Tombstone
February 26, 1967
16
The Man Who Didn't Want Gold
March 1, 1967
17
Halo for a Badman
March 2, 1967
18
A Wrangler's Last Ride
March 3, 1967
19
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
March 4, 1967
20
The Saga of Dr. Davis
March 18, 1967
21
Major Horace Bell
April 26, 1967
22
The Day They Stole the Salamander
April 28, 1967
23
Siege at Amelia's Kitchen
May 3, 1967
24
Solid Foundation
May 5, 1967
25
Along Came Mariana
May 11, 1967
26
A Man Called Abraham
June 21, 1967
Season 16 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
Shanghai Kelly's Birthday Party
October 7, 1967
2
Chicken Bill
October 14, 1967
3
Let My People Go
October 21, 1967
4
The Lone Grave
October 28, 1967
5
The Girl Who Walked the West
November 4, 1967
6
The Informer Who Cried
November 11, 1967
7
Spring Rendezvous
November 18, 1967
8
Lost Sheep in Trinidad
December 30, 1967
9
The Saga of Sadie Orchard
January 13, 1968
10
The Indiana Girl
January 20, 1968
11
Prince of the Oyster Pirates
January 28, 1968
12
The Friend
February 17, 1968
13
The Great Diamond Mines
February 23, 1968
14
Count Me In, Count Me Out
February 24, 1968
15
Dress for a Desert Girl
March 1, 1968
16
Britta Goes Home
March 2, 1968
17
Bread on the Desert
March 2, 1968
18
Green is the Color of Gold
March 6, 1968
19
Out of the Valley of Death
March 7, 1968
20
The Gold Mine on Main Street
March 15, 1968
21
A Friend Indeed
April 5, 1968
22
The Thirty-Caliber Town
April 12, 1968
23
The Other Side of the Mountain
April 13, 1968
24
By the Book
May 10, 1968
25
The Pieces of the Puzzle
May 11, 1968
26
Tall Heart, Short Temper
May 17, 1968
Season 17 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
The Secret of the Black Prince
September 27, 1968
2
The Leprechaun of Last Chance Gulch
September 28, 1968
3
Ton of Tin
September 28, 1968
4
The Sage of Hen
October 1, 1968
5
The Other Cheek
October 4, 1968
6
A Mule... Like the Army's Mule
October 5, 1968
7
Lottie's Legacy
October 27, 1968
8
Lady with a Pst
November 19, 1968
9
A Short Cut Through Tombstone
November 22, 1968
10
Up the Chimney
November 30, 1968
11
The World's Greatest Swimming Horse
December 17, 1968
12
Ten Day Millionaires
December 21, 1968
13
A Restless Man
January 2, 1969
14
A Gift
January 10, 1969
15
Solomon's Glory
January 17, 1969
16
The Understanding
January 28, 1969
17
Long Night at Fort Lonely
February 15, 1969
18
Here Stands Bailey
February 18, 1969
19
Angel of Tombstone
March 8, 1969
20
A Full House
March 14, 1969
21
How to Beat a Badman
March 18, 1969
22
A Key for the Fort
March 26, 1969
23
Drop Out
April 25, 1969
24
The Oldest Law
March 29, 1969
25
Lucia Darling and the Ostrich
May 11, 1969
26
Jimmy Dayton's Bonanza
June 11, 1969
Season 18 [ ]
No.
Name
Air date
1
The Taming of Trudy Bell
October 2, 1969
2
Tracy's Triumph
October 4, 1969
3
Old Stape
October 4, 1969
4
The Tenderfoot
October 9, 1969
5
Biscuits and Billy, the Kid
October 10, 1969
6
Son of Thunder
October 26, 1969
7
The Lady Doctor
October 27, 1969
8
The Great Pinto Bean Gold Hunt
November 16, 1969
9
The Visitor
November 17, 1969
10
The King of Uvalde Road
January 1, 1970
11
The Mezcla Man
January 2, 1970
12
Pioneer Pluck
January 3, 1970
13
Simple Question of Justice
January 12, 1970
14
The Wizard of Aberdeen
January 17, 1970
15
The Dragon of Gold Hill
January 24, 1970
16
The Biggest Little Post Office in the World
January 24, 1970
17
A Saint of Travelers
February 14, 1970
18
Talk to Me, Charley
February 15, 1970
19
Amos and the Black Bull
February 28, 1970
20
The Man Who Planted Gold in California
March 16, 1970
21
The Solid Gold Pie
April 1, 1970
22
A Gift from Father Tapis
April 7, 1970
23
Clum's Constabulary
April 9, 1970
24
The Contract
April 18, 1970
25
The Duke of Tombstone
April 21, 1970
26
Early Candle Lighten
April 24, 1970
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