Name: Death Valley Days
Uploaded: 2023-12-13T23:01:00.000Z
Description: A classic Western anthology series featuring riveting true accounts of the American Old West, including the historic Death Valley country of California.

A classic Western anthology series featuring riveting true accounts of the American Old West, including the historic Death Valley country of California.

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A group of pioneers finds a wasteland on their way to California, which they aptly name Death Valley.

How Death Valley Got Its Name

The California desert is taking its toll on Rosie and her husband Aaron after months of failed mining.

She Burns Green

A young bandit is robbing banks and businesses in a sheriff's territory. Pressure mounts on the sheriff to catch the shifty bandit.

The Death Valley Kid

Two people set out into the desert in search of the lost Pegleg gold mine.

The Lost Pegleg Mine

Mamie Jaggers is one of the only single women in the mining town of Bullfrog, Nevada. All the men are vying for her attention and she can't decide which one she wants to marry.

The Little Bullfrog Nugget

After an accident, a hard-rock miner and champion driller is encouraged by a dance hall girl to study law.

Self-Made Man

A Bostonian who has married a local girl in a desert mining town refuses to invite the townspeople into his home on his wedding night, thereby instigating a three-day chivaree.

The Chivaree

A quiet and retiring dressmaker for the dance-hall girls in a western mining camp is discovered to be Tiger Lil, a former dance-hall queen from Virginia City.

The Little Dressmaker of Bodie

An embittered prospector is robbed of a large sum, and the life he can provide his wife changes drastically.

Cynthy's Dream Dress

Steve Bassett runs the only restaurant in a miner's camp until Melodie Marshall opens a rival eatery that quickly empties his tables. Soon, competition turns to romance.

The Rival Hash Houses

After the divisive issue of statehood for California is resolved, a family heads to the Sunshine State.

The Lady with the Blue Silk Umbrella

A young man and the woman he loves want to marry, but their different backgrounds make their union difficult.

Swamper Ike

The story of the church bells of the San Gabriel Mission and of the boy who helped make them possible.

The Bell of San Gabriel

Claim jumper Jennie attempts to jump the mining claim of Buck Hansen near Rhyolite, Nevada, and ends up rescuing Buck when he gets lost in Death Valley.

Claim Jumpin' Jennie

Two men running from a posse discover silver and must find a way to stake their claim without going to jail.

The Bandits of Panamint

A young wife finds it difficult to adjust to life on the prairie after she and her Mormon husband move away from Salt Lake City, and she takes drastic measures to find relief.

Sego Lilies

A man arrives in Rawhide, Nev., and spends his last $10 on a town lot and the lot winds up being a gold mine.

Little Oscar's Millions

Zack and Zeke, slaves from Louisville, seek to buy their freedom by digging for gold.

Land of the Free

A dance hall woman is disliked by the ladies of the town until she takes care of the ill during an epidemic.

The Diamond Babe

After living in Washington, the newly appointed director of the Carson City mint is in for a rude awakening.

Little Washington

The town drunk Solomon asks the current newspaper owner to aid in his tall tales to his sister.

Solomon in All His Glory

The dispute over the California-Nevada state border causes problems for a man and the woman he loves.

Which Side of the Fence?

Bill Stewart tries his hand in California as a gold miner but quickly realizes his future lies as a lawyer.

Whirlwind Courtship

The new schoolteacher is having trouble getting the attention of her unruly students until she demonstrates her skill with a six shooter.

Dear Teacher

Cavalry man Larry Brooks is escorting a group through peaceful Native territory, but a new rifle in restricted use brings the threat of death to the pioneers.

One in a Hundred

The mining town of Columbia, California has burned twice - so Philo Clark leads an effort to purchase the latest fire engine. Philo dubs it 'Little Papeete' but his girlfriend Sue becomes jealous of the men's devotion to the machine.

Little Papeete

Lotta's early years are in California gold mining camps, where her mother runs a boarding house and her father is a failed prospector. Briefly under the tutelage of Lola Montez, Lotta rises to be a famous singer and actress.

Lotta Crabtree

A young miner is afflicted with a monumental problem: claustrophobia.

Yaller

After a woman runs away from her lying husband and gives birth to a baby, word about a "12-pound nugget" stirs up a mining town.

The Twelve Pound Nugget

When love first comes to elderly Jimmy Dayton, he buys a toupee and a set of store teeth, hoping to win the hand of a gold-digging dance girl.

Jimmy Dayton's Treasure

John Thompson wants to get the mail out during the winters and comes up with creative ways to make it happen.

Snowshoe Thompson

A young mining engineer is sent to negotiate a peace treaty with Natives who refuse to let a railroad cross their lands. Matters are complicated by a young lady who insists on joining his mission.

Husband Pro-Tem

Cowpoke Curt Morrison and pal Josh locate a spring on Native land soon to be opened to homesteaders.

The Kickapoo Run

Susie is blind and bitter, and Steve helps her to find a purpose in life. Susie witnesses a stage robbery and her heightened senses play a key role.

Sixth Sense

Lucretia's family endures years of poverty and humiliation because her daydreaming husband hates steady work.

The Rainbow Chaser

Sam Swift is in love with Marjorie Delafield and intends to marry her, but her father Marcus doesn't approve - and will only give his consent if Sam can make a fortune in three days.

Mr. Godiva

A feud erupts among two Native tribes: a member of one tribe has stolen a revered portrait from another tribe.

The Saint's Portrait

A politician tries to get Columbia picked as California's capital city.

11,000 Miners Can't Be Wrong

The romance of young lovers is threatened by their feuding families.

Halfway Girl

A teacher stages a holdup as a practical joke, but it works so well that he decides to make a career of it.

Black Bart The PO8

Nevada's road to statehood becomes entwined in a trial concerning mining claims and Civil War allegiances.

The Light on the Mountain

Two partner prospectors sell out to the wealthy Spencer Gates and their lives take different paths.

To Big Charlie from Little Charlie

Sequoia, a Cherokee, is the object of ridicule as he painstakingly tries to develop an alphabet for his people.

Sequoia

The tumultuous life of Lola Montez, a dancer who becomes the toast of two continents, brings down Bavaria's king, owns a bear and goes through several fortunes.

Lola Montez

A tenderfoot employed at his fiancee's borax mine must prove himself when the mule team he's working on is robbed and the lead driver shot, leaving him to lead the train to safety and find the stolen payroll.

The Big Team Rolls

A man must collect back taxes and hires some muscle for assistance, but a surprise awaits him.

Death and Taxes

A prospector in San Francisco encounters the temptations of the big city cause many problems with his wife.

Riggs and Riggs

Two prospectors play a cruel joke: they offer a friend shares in their mine if he'll marry the homely Aggie.

Million Dollar Wedding

Nina pledges to wait for Terry, who leaves to find fortune, but life moves on when she doesn't hear from him.

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

Tom Powell is elected the wagon train captain on way to the California. Frank leads a breakaway group.

The Seventh Day

Miners become hostile when they suspect an assayer has cheated them with deceptive evaluations.

The Mormon's Grindstone

This episode re-creates the record-breaking run of the Scott Special, a passenger train of the AT&SF.

Death Valley Scotty

A woman believes she can see the future and leads a man to fortune but she fails to envision fortune runs out.

The Crystal Gazer

The outlaw career of California's notorious Joaquin Murrieta is seen through the experience of his captive.

I Am Joaquin

Reno's naming begins on the battlefields of Mexico, where Officer Reno serves bravely.

Reno

A land-owning family sees their fortune diminished as the property is taken by new arrivals in town. The inability to find the original grant lasts decades - until a cake is made for dessert.

The Valencia Cake

Two prospectors claim they've discovered a fabulous diamond mine, but they must reluctantly sell it.

A Killing in Diamonds

War hero Clem is teased by his fellow miners due to his appearance. Soon, he is smitten with new arrival Mona.

The Homeliest Man in Nevada

Counterfeiter James Reeves evades the sheriff by joining a Mormon wagon train. His cynical ways conflict with the faith of the others, including his crush Judith.

Miracle of the Sea Gulls

The women want culture in Wildcat, so Deborah is sent to collect money for a piano. No one can play it, yet at night one can hear music.

Wildcat's First Piano

Peter arrives in Sacramento to revive his family's fortune but learns Phineas Colby has monopolized the town.

California's First Ice Man

An aging lawyer and a young associate who's defending a man accused of murder come to blows.

The Hangman Waits

A detective dons a disguise to clear himself of a robbery charge.

Gold Is Where You Find It

The man who'd bet on anything has made a new wager: Carson City will someday be the capital of Nevada.

The Man Who'd Bet on Anything

The true story of a crusading reporter who investigates an Arizona land baron.

The Baron of Arizona

In a Nevada mining town, a woman dealing with a sick son and a broke husband longs to move back East, but an Army major helps change her mind.

Nevada's Plymouth Rock

A prospector, double-crossed by his partner and left to die in the desert, is saved by a Native girl.

The Hoodoo Mine

Stubby Weeks is teased because of his height, losing out to Dutch for pretty Merinda's affections. He gravitates to an archeologist who helps him show Merinda that bravery comes in all sizes.

Mr. Bigfoot

A couple on the verge of divorce is held hostage by a killer.

Escape

An Army private tries to save an emaciated racehorse about to be destroyed.

Two Bits

Bill Bottle comes into money after selling his gold claim to a business syndicate. Flush with cash, he invites his long-lost relatives to town for an extravagant family reunion.

Bill Bottle's Birthday

Preacher John Brownell arrives in Mojave to preach but finds the townspeople resistant.

The Sinbuster

There's trouble on the honeymoon when a newlywed falls for a phony gold mine swindle.

Pay Dirt

A Congressional candidate is urged to go to the Chicago World's Fair as the man with the longest beard.

The Longest Beard in the World

Gold Rush-era San Francisco business tycoon Joshua Norton abruptly loses his fortune. He resurfaces later, adorned in elaborate military uniforms, and proclaims himself The Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

Emperor Norton

A woman isn't too happy about the attentions of a drunk, but she's less happy when Faro Bill kills the man.

Faro Bill's Layout

The conflict between the established Hispanic families and the recently arrived settlers comes to a head.

The Bear Flag

The last days of notorious outlaw Billy the Kid are told from the viewpoint of Pat Garrett, who vowed to take on Billy after he was elected sheriff.

Pat Garrett's Side of It

The daughter of a California ranch owner discovers a lost fortune after his death.

The Hidden Treasure of Cucamonga

Silas, an expert lumberjack, attracts the attention of pretty Florence. The two try to connect but run into despair. Neither can read nor write, and Mrs. Perrin plays matchmaker.

Loggerheads

Three good friends, Andy, Cliff and Barney, work for the telegraph company, and the arrival of pretty dancer Rose in Rhyolite has the men competing.

The Rose of Rhyolite

When Alex Todd discovers there's money to be made delivering the mail, he starts a subscription mail service and takes letters to the gold camps for miners starving for news from home.

The Last Letter

Author Bret Harte arrives in the West, where the colorful residents inspire his story, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat."

Year of Destiny

A man must transport 500 mail-order brides from Boston to the state of Washington.

Mercer Girl

A small garrison is besieged by the Mexican Army during the war with the U.S. John Brown makes a daring ride to Monterey to bring reinforcements, finding difficulties and gunfire along the way.

California's Paul Revere

A bandit uses a look-alike to create an alibi for his crime.

The Trial of Red Haskell

The story of Harvard's venerable Washington elm.

The Washington Elm

Tombstone, Arizona is in for it: a dauntless woman has decided it's time for reform.

The Rosebush of Tombstone

Dr. Edward Wilson attempts to curb an epidemic raging in a Paiute village.

The Luck of the Irish

Mary Granger finds herself caught between two miners: one who loves her and one who loves her family's money.

Lady Engineer

Outlaw Belle Clayton and her gang are more determined than ever to rob a Montana-bound train.

Train of Events

Elias Jackson Baldwin, caught up in the gold frenzy, heads for California in 1853 to seek his fortune.

The Man Who Was Never Licked

An Army-Navy rivalry complicates the transfer of gold from California to Washington, D.C.

Gold Rush in Reverse

In 1847, Lt. Edward Beale tries to promote the use of camels in the Southwest.

Camel Train

Among the first American settlers to California, Olive and Vicki organize a school when the men leave for war.

California's First Schoolmarm

When a bank teller faces accusations of embezzlement, two people believe in his innocence, while everyone else wants to lynch him.

Arsenic Springs

Charlie Bates' dream about a hold-up becomes a reality - and he becomes the suspect.

Fifty Years a Mystery

Mark Twain, a Virginia City Enterprise reporter in 1864, tangles with rival newspaperman Ganse Taylor.

Fifteen Paces to Fame

Brothers John and Dave Chapman share a faithful dog, but when Dave leaves Calico to work in Bismarck their pet decides to travel between the towns. Soon, he's used to transport mail.

The Calico Dog

Outraged by a tax on the mines, miners in the small town of Rough and Ready decide to secede from the Union.

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